Handcrafted - Sustainably Farmed - Artisanal Wines
Current Release Wines
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2006 Renelle's
Block Reserve Pinot Noir $54/btl Bright red color with ruby depth. A full toast oak greets the nose, offering vanilla, red raspberry, and dried cherry. In the mouth the richness offers more dried cherry, black cherry, soft dried lavender, light citrus, rose, and pomegranate. The finish lingers with delicate spice bouquet. This wine is one that year to year is the greatest expression of what exactly happened in our vineyard for the year. This is made to be complex, deep and long lived. |
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2006 Estate
Pinot Noir $36/Btl Brilliant red color brings you in, soft butterscotch, caramel, and earthy aromatics. Cool soft boysenberry transitioning to a rich bramble berry. Infusion of fresh strawberry with deeper notes of currant, green tea, spice of cinnamon and cardamom with tannins building and then finishes with dark plum and a dusty cocoa earthiness. A great cross section wine from our entire estate. This wine expresses the earthiness and minerality that I believe defines CdT and more generally our McMinnville AVA. |
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2006 Riesling $23/Btl Vibrant acidity opening to delicate floral notes and honey on the nose. In the mouth one gets minerality infused with nectarine, soft apple blossom, and pear. It gains texture and finishes with an infusion of honey, luscious peach and peach pit. This is one of those wines that can pair with a huge array of foods due to its acidity and complexity. I really like it with creamy dishes such as the wild mushroom soup from the Joel Palmer House. |
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2007 Oregon Pinot
Noir $20/Btl
Brilliant red color lures you in with signature Coeur de
Terre earthy aromatics followed by notes of exotic spice,
cherry, cola and butterscotch hints. Palette begins by
hinting at the vibrancy with initial bright cherry and
strawberry tones, followed by a deep layered texture of
brambles, spice, minerals and smoky toast.
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2008 Pinot Gris $17/Btl
One is greeted by a pale straw color.
On the nose, the wine expresses vibrant tropical
notes including pink grapefruit, passion fruit and guava.
At the first sip of the wine, one is taken back with
the significant palate weight and the ripe fruit flavors
that closely follow expectations garnered from the nose.
These lush tropical flavors then yield to a vibrant
core of bright acidity that allows the wine to finish with
great length and will make this a good wine for sipping or
with foods such as shellfish and soft ripened cheese.
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