The reality is of course a bit more mundane \u2013 usually a\nback room or rarely visited storage area well removed from the daily traffic of\nthe winery. It\u2019s rarely perfectly well organized, and that\u2019s part of its charm.\nThere\u2019s the potential of finding hidden and forgotten gems in the jumble of\ncases and bottles piled up in corners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Winemakers are very interested in how wines age. Most customers less so. Probably because they don\u2019t have the space or resources to age substantial amounts of wine. And if you can\u2019t keep it cold, dark, and damp that bottle is probably not going to age gracefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWhat we\u2019ve done is taste back through all the vintages\nwe\u2019ve made searching for the exceptional vintages that actually achieve some\nsort of state of grace with time. This is the exception. Most wines don\u2019t get\nbetter \u2013 they just get tired. So, we\u2019ve done the heavy lifting for you, and\npicked out the wines that have improved with age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we tasted back through the Gew\u00fcrztraminers we found three\nof the older vintages in fine shape, the \u201912, \u201913, and \u201914. There was very\nlittle of the \u201912 left. The \u201913 we sold through in a week or so around the\nholidays. So, now we are offering the \u201914. It is a beauty! It has a pale\ngreenish gold color which is a good sign given its age. The aromas are very\nfruity still with honey, leechee and lemon obvious. It is intense yet balanced\nwith a grainy mid-palate and a long finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201914 Gew\u00fcrztraminer will be in reserve flight until it\u2019s gone, which will not be long. Give us a call a (805) 544-4066 to make a reservation for our Reserve Tasting. It will also not be long before the newest wine the \u201918 is bottled and released on February 26! And lastly, don’t forget to mark your calendars for our 2019 Wine Library Weekend: March 23 and 24 (Wine Library Dinner with Ember and our Library Wine & Cheese Pairing).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
OK, when you hear the word library what comes to mind? Perhaps someone telling you to be quiet, or maybe the long aisles of books waiting patiently to be pulled from the shelf and finally rescued and read. The image is one of dim filtered light and endless book spines with their barely legible titles. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[117,74],"yoast_head":"\n