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Napa Valley Winery Exchange Home (#)

„Wine Enthusiast's rating: 91 Points! (For those who might not know, "barrel fermentation" means that the wine goes through its fermenting while in oak barrels, instead of the more standard stainless steel tanks. This process is more time-consuming and has higher production costs as the wine is moved in stages from barrel to barrel, however the end result can be a wine with more complexity to the oak and a greater depth of flavors.)“

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Quaffability (#)

„The nose is closed at first; it takes vigorous swirling to bring out pretty cherries and raspberries, framed by toasted oak and a whiff of earth. The wine has plenty of fruit and a sense of roundness on the palate, though it is quite dry, with silky texture and a nice finish of cherries and smoky oak. It seems a tad too acidic when sipped alone, but it really comes together at the table with a winter stew of chicken, beans and tomatoes.“

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Amateur du Vin (#)

„ This is one of the more important and hotly debated topics in the world of wine: how does oak influence taste and is that influence for the better or worse? Knowing about the affects of oak on wine is one of those fascinating details to which I alluded at the end of “All You Need To Know ...“

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Mountain Spirit Winery (#)

„For our purposes, we like the French and the American oak barrels. There's something about these particular oaks that impart such nuanced and balanced flavors to our young wines.“

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Dr. Vino's wine blog (#)

„The wine is an unoaked, unfiltered bonarda from Mendoza, Argentina. It is an unbelievable value. It has some bright purple fruit balanced against pleasant acidity and easy tannins.“

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Posted at March 8, 2007 10:09 PM