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Le Cadeau

$49.95 Regular

$44.95
in any 12 bottle order or Build a Case

Review:

Aromas of red and black raspberry, lavender and red licorice. Flavors include sweet cranberry, red raspberry with hints of cinnamon and clove. The long finish is rich and spicy.

2007 Vintage Tasting Notes

New York Times #1 "Top Oregon Pinot noirs" 9-2-09 - "You could taste the vintage in the freshness of this wine. It was complex as well, with aromas and flavors of earth, flowers and fruit, and it was balanced. For me, it was the only wine in the tasting that transcended the divide between the welterweight and heavyweight wines." - Eric Asimov

The 2007 Côte Est presents aromatics of cherry licorice, ripe strawberry and raspberry. On the palate, fresh cherry and raspberry mingle seamlessly with subtle mid-palate tones that resemble the toasty flavors found in a fine Champagne. The oak is refined and integrated— modestly present, but in no way dominant. The wine finishes with soft tannins, and a hint of flinty minerality that lingers. Steve Ryan, previously the winemaker for Martinelli and presently the head winemaker and partner in Mendocino Farms, a biodynamic winery in Hopland, CA, masterfully crafted the 2007 Côte Est.

Produced from 100% Le Cadeau estate grown fruit, hand-picked into 25-lb. binshipped in a refrigerated truck for overnight delivery to Hopland, CA. 427 cases. - the winery