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vcasey

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Just got this email today.

CELLAR CRAFT INTERNATIONAL
PRELIMINARY 2010 LIMITED RELEASE INFORMATION
Sept. 22, 2009

January Release Darlington Point, Riverina
CABERNET – SHIRAZ
New South Wales, Australia

Both
the Cabernet and the Shiraz in this blend come from the Darlington
point Vineyard that supplied the fruit for our recently launched
Australian Shiraz.

This blend features 64% Cabernet and 36%
Shiraz and is fermented on equal parts of Cabernet and Shiraz virgin,
crushed grapes from Darlington Point. 2-stage oaking on Hungarian
shavings then Hungarian cubes brings vanilla and subtle toastiness to
the finished wine.

Aromas of plum, spice, herbs and chocolate
from the Cabernet dominate with berry and more spice coming from the
Shiraz. The palate displays black currant and mint from the cab with
suggestions of cherry, blackberry and earthy overtones contributed by
the Shiraz.

The marriage of Cabernet and Shiraz is found mainly
in new world wine regions and certainly Australia is the acknowledged
champion of the style. Cellar Craft is pleased to be able to offer the
kit wine enthusiast this Limited Release example made with high quality
fruit from a leading area and prize winning vineyard. We hope that you
will consider this rare offering as being a worthy addition for your
cellar.

February Release Canelones, Uruguay, South America
TANNAT
(With 2 L virgin, Tannat crushed grape pack)
Yes,
Uruguay does have a wine industry. In fact, it goes back some 250
years! However, the world outside of Uruguay has only recently and very
enthusiastically discovered the wines.

The signature wine of
Uruguay is a big red wine called Tannat. Like Carmenere and Malbec,
Tannat originated in France but today has limited plantings there. The
Tannat grapes in this Limited Release offering were selected and custom
processed for Cellar Craft by Bodega Bouza, an ultra-modern boutique
winery located just outside of the capital city, Montevideo.

Perhaps
the best way to whet your interest in this exciting new wine is to
extract a quote from noted wine critic and authority Jancis Robinson.

“I
tasted a range of wines from one of the producers that most impressed –
Bodega Bouza. …….. I have to admit I was very impressed too by their
reds and especially, as one might expect, by their Tannats. Tannat is
to Uruguay what Malbec is to Argentina: a red grape traditionally
associated with south west France that seems if anything almost more at
home under the South American sun.

Here in Uruguay the tannins
are much softer and there is none of the mandatory 10 year wait that
one has for a fine Madiran. (We tasted a Madiran or two alongside the
Bouza Tannats and were much more beguiled by the Uruguayans.) In fact
this Bouza Tannat Las Violetas is a babe in arms by French standards
and yet is already drinkable and should drink beautifully from next
year for the next four years or so I reckon.

I liked its
dense, firm, confident on the nose and lovely full fruit impact on the
front palate with some tar and liquorice and firm fruit first, and only
then very slightly inky tannins. The alcohol level is 14.5% but it
doesn’t taste hot. “
(Source: www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/20070403.html)

Cellar
Craft is dedicated to bringing new and exciting “Discovery” wines to
its customers. Your feedback on earlier releases like Gruner Veltliner,
Zweigelt and Mencia has been rewarding. Now we are exclusively offering
what may be your first opportunity to experience wine from a country
and from a grape that you had not previously experienced. We think that
you will be more than pleased if you give it a try.
_____________
More information on the grapes and wine can be found at www.bodegabouza.com (click for English version).


March Release
TWO HEMISPHERES RIESLING
New South Wales, Australia - Yakima Valley, Washington

We
love the ability to source fruit from diverse regions and blend them
into a wine that often exceeds the qualities of the either component.
This blend of Rieslings, co-fermented in equal proportions, from
vineyards more than 12,000 km. apart is a great example. Individually,
each wine has much charm and appeal but vinted together they achieve a
new level of complexity. The multiple layers of sensory delight
contributed by the 2 components indeed reach new heights.

From
Washington Riesling, notes of apple, pear, peach, melon, floral and
mandarin establish a solid foundation. The Australian fruit brings out
lime, grapefruit, tropical notes and additional spicy floral qualities.
A most interesting wine!

We are still evaluating levels of
dry/sweet and flavour reserves that will be chosen to define the final
product but we already are certain that this wine will offer a unique
and enchanting wine experience for those who choose to add it to their
cellars.




April Release TRIO TINTO
A fusion of classic Spanish grape varieties – Tempranillo, Garnacha, and Cariňena

These
three native Spanish red wine grapes are usually deemed to be the
mainstay of quality wines in most of Spain. (Mencia is the currant hot
star in Spain but is grown in only 2 areas so cannot be said to
represent the typical Spanish red wine profile. We hope that you did
not miss trying Cellar Craft’s Mencia.)

Tempranillo is most
associated with wines of Rioja. Garnacha has been responsible for
making the Priorat region one of the most esteemed regions in recent
years. Carinena, known as Carignan in most other countries, gets its
best reviews in Priorat and Montsant. Nevertheless, it is common that
at least 2 or all three varieties are blended together to achieve the
most profound and complex wines that each region can exhibit.

This
limited Release offering is made up of 50% Tempranillo (Spain &
California); 27% Garnacha (Spain) and 23% Carinena (Carignan from
California).

This blend is fermented on virgin crushed grapes
from Spain. (Tempranillo, Garnacha or a blend of the 2 - to be
determined by our panel’s selection from prototypes still in progress).

2-stage oak treatment is expected to be chosen – French during fermentation; Hungarian cubes post-fermentation.

This
blend has been designed to truly reflect the advances that have been
made in both viniculture and viticulture of Spanish red wines in the
past decade. We proudly present it as our best possible effort to let
our customers discover why Spain is being touted as one of the regions
to watch – no, discover – what may be one of today’s most exciting and
best value wine countries in the wine world.
 
vcasey, Those look like great kits. I may have to try the Cab Shiraz.
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I am waiting for WE to announce theirs but I am leaning towards the Tannat or the Trio Tinto.
VC
 

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