Our wine tonight is the Kan-Gria from Parker-Binns Vineyard in the Tryon Foothills of North Carolina.
Estate grown red wine with natural spices.
Color of freshly squeezed cranberry juice.
The nose is tropical with hints of pink grapefruit and red plum.
12% ABV
Fruit forward profile bursting of red berries such as huckleberries, mulberries, and wild blackberries with pomegranate and bing cherry. Mid-palate unmask hints of citrus, blood orange, lime, and cilantro. The finish shows soft notes of lavender, vanilla, and strawberry.
Sangria is a Spanish term describing a mix of red wine and fruit! Sangria is really booming at craft wineries as a summer drink of choice. Could Sangria replace rosé as the next big summer wine? We think so!
Parker-Binns jumped ahead of the curve canning their sangria…..uh Kan-Gria!
Don’t be afraid to blend with a little coconut rum!
Owners Chuck and Jamie Johnson have built something special out in their neck of the Yadkin Valley woods. It’s not uncommon to see a horse and buggy traveling down the road in front of the winery as an established Amish settlement is just nearby. The entire vibe just seems to be a get away from the norm.
Don’t forget leave time for a tasting at WRC Distillery. Yes, on site, a distillery just below the Windsor Run Cellars tasting room. Crafting liquors from their estate grown grapes.
Our wine tonight is the Classic Rosé 2018 from Chateau Pigoudet located in the mountains of Provence, extreme Northeast quadrant of Coteaux d’ Aix.
Classic Rosé 2018 Chateau Pigoudet
Vintage 2018
Blend of 35% Grenache, 35% Cinsault, 15% Cabernet, 10% Syrah, and 5% Ugni Blanc.
Pale copper in color. Strawberry, citrus, and hints of mineral on the nose. Crisp with a medium-light mouthfeel, exceptional structure and balanced acidity. Dry on the palate with notes of green melons, peaches and cream, apricots, orange zest, tangerine, and lemon-lime.
Packaged in a fuchsia colored mesh gift bag, comes six different wines in 50ml mini bottles all for $20. Available in a dry or sweet selection, we’re enjoying the sweet mini tasting tonight.
Gift Mini Bottle Tasting
A wine sheet is included and provides the following tasting notes.
Lime in Da Coconut – A Pinot Gris bursting with a perfect blend of tantalizing coconut and zesty lime. One sip and your taste buds will be swept away to a tropical paradise of flavor. (Bronze Medal – 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition)
Crab-Apple Zinger – This sweet Chardonnay zings the tongue with a deliciously flavored blend of tart green apples and juicy white cranberries.
RaspberryGiggles – With a mouth watering raspberry flavor, this White Zinfandel will leave you giggling with delight. (Gold Medal – 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition)
Peachy Keen – This Chardonnay is bursting with such delectable preachiness you will feel like you have just bitten into a juicy, ripe South Carolina peach! (Silver Medal – 2019 Palmetto Wine Competition)
Raspea Sangria – Flavors of juicy peach and tart raspberry envelop the senses with every taste of this sweet red wine!
Blackberry Banger – A sweet red wine that is surprisingly rich with a blackberry taste that will make your jaw bang the table with delight!
Our favorites in this tasting were the Cran-Apple Zinger and the Lime in Da Coconut.
An absolute great, unique gift idea so we wholeheartedly encourage you to pick up one for yourself…..and yes of course also to give as Birthday, Mother’s Day, or Christmas gifts. Honesty, just perfect for any gift idea!
Burntshirt Vineyards is on Sugarloaf Rd. in Hendersonville, directly facing their lower vineyard and also with a tasting room and bistro in Lake Lure, North Carolina.
Our wine tonight is the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Discovery Heights .
Vintage 2017.
Sonoma County.
Decanted 30 minutes.
Dark inky blackish in color with a bright ruby rim.
Nose of black cherry jam, blackberry, black plums, black licorice, black pepper, pipe tobacco, and pencil lead.
Medium plus body with finely grained tannins, balanced acidity and long cascading legs.
Dry and smooth on the palate, notes of black cherry, black currant, dark plum, vanilla, and espresso, with a lingering finish of baking spices, light cedar, and peppercorn.
Mouthfeel is medium light for a Cabernet Sauvignon, though this wine currently drinking very well.
14.2% ABV
$26 a bottle.
Discovery Heights is the Non-North Carolina wine label of Mountain Brook Vineyards.
Winery Escapades – Jen-Nis Wine Marketing score of 89 points.
A high quality smooth drinking Cabernet Sauvignon.
Our wine tonight is the Barrel Select Pinnacle Heritage Ted Wine from Childress Vineyards in Lexington, North Carolina.
Meritage
Proprietor: Richard Childress
Winemaker: Mark Frizolowski
Non-vintage.
Yadkin Valley AVA
Barrel Select
Meritage rhymes with heritage, not garage.
Medium ruby in color with a light garnet rim.
Nose of blackberry, elderberry, black cherry, mocha, and leather.
Medium bodied delicately balanced with medium tannins.
Complex flavor profile of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry. The finish lingers with tiered notes of cedar, baking spices, leather, and pipe tobacco.
13% ABV
$14.99 a bottle.
WineryEscapades score 89 points.
Childress Vineyards is known as the gateway to the Yadkin Valley.
Our wine tonight is the 2018 Argentine Malbec from Alamos.
We just love Malbec from Argentina.
Cultivated of the Mendoza, Argentina Vineyards. These vineyards are among the highest elevations of any of the world’s vineyards.
Vintage 2018
100% Malbec
The most respected James Suckling rated at 91 points.
Decanted for 60 minutes.
Deep inky purple color.
Nose very expressive of black cherries, plum, cocoa, fresh violets, cedar and a pronounced smokiness.
Dry, medium bodied, with low to medium tannins.
Flavor notes of black cherry, blackberry, red plum, and a distinctive mid-palate of vanilla, black currants, black pepper, and spice, while the lingering finish is reminiscent of a freshly baked hot out of the oven blueberry pie.
An excellent traditional Argentine Malbec.
9 months aged in 60% French oak and 40% American oak.
13.5% ABV
At the price, often under $10, this is a great drinking wine.
Our wine tonight is the Tangled Oak Select from Shadow Springs Vineyard in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley AVA.
Blend of Chambourchin, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot.
Yadkin Valley AVA
Winemaker Kevin Elder.
Decanted 30 minutes.
Deep purple in color with a light garnet rim.
Aged first in used toasted white wine barrels and finished in WRC Distillery fully charred Shadow Hawk Brandy barrels.
WRC Distillery is a sister operation based on site of their Windsor Run Cellars Vineyard.
The Shadow Hawk brandy is distilled of pressed Syval Blanc grapes grown on the estate.
The nose on the Toasted Oak Select is distinctive, toasted oak, vanilla, coconut, and brandy.
Medium bodied with medium tannins.
Rich and smooth on the palate with notes of black cherry, blackberry, mocha, dark roasted coffee, eucalyptus, nutmeg, and clove. Finishing velvety long with notes of mint, charred toast, and smoke.
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