Tasting table
A selection of wines from California
Hahn SLH Pinot Gris 2007
Supplier: Patriarche Wine Agencies
Melon, pear, ripe
apple and lemon on the nose meet melon and citrus on a smooth and rounded palate with zingy acid and a long lemony finish.
Bone-dry
and well-balanced,
it has lots of flavour and plenty of personality. CB
Morgan Twelve Clone Pinot Noir 2006
Contact: Bibendum
Made from grapes sourced from all parts of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, this Pinot is a good expression of the vintage there. The 2006 has vibrant berry fruit, vanilla and a hint of almost bacony smoke on the nose, with a rich, ripe palate of fresh red and black cherries, blackberries, redcurrants, strawberries and raspberries, and a lovely long spicy finish. CB
Paraduxx 2005
Contact: Wine Treasury
Paraduxx is Duckhorn Vineyards' experimental label which blends California's indigenous Zinfandel with Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. A rich, dark purple, fruit-forward wine with strawberries, blackcurrant, plum, menthol, white pepper and spice on
the nose, as well as a soft, round
palate with light tannins and good
acid . It has an incredibly long,
lingering finish of smoke, vanilla
and black fruit. CB
