2009 July 4th trip - Mendocino & Lake County
Over the July 4th three day weekend, we went to Mendocino and Lake County for a bit of California Coast and inland wine.
We covered a nice variety of California terrain, from Coastal cliffs to Redwoods (and I can now highly recommend the Van Damme State Park) as a place to see redwoods and California meadows.
The real find were the Alexander Valley wineries.
Some of the ones that we really enjoyed were:
2009 Brutocoa
06 rsv Chard - very mellow, creamy, peppery fishtail skirt
06 Uber Tuscan - chewy, heirloom tomatoes
06 Quadriga - meaty!
06 Coro - Smoky, earthy, lavender, herbs de Provence nose
Tawny Port - golden column dress
06 Zin Port - Golden sweet, wide
2009 - Husch
06 Chardonnay - Vanilla, touch of cream
08 Vin Gris - Strawberry, watermelon, vanilla
07 Muscat - flowers, sweet without syrup
2009 - Handley
Knowledgeable staff
Great grounds
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07 Sauv Blanc - lighe grapefruit, citrus
07 Water Towers - white picnic whine, lightly sweet
06 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley - Bit of cherry heaven. Anise
2009 - Toulouse
08 Pinot Gris - Sweet and smokey bitter on the nose
We headed inland from Mendocino toward Lake County.
There we visited the always lovely Ceago Winery
2009 - Ceago Winery
Excellent biodynamic wines (red, white, and rose)
Great picnic grounds with a boat launch.
http://www.ceago.com/
07 Chard Oak - cream, vanilla, tropical, banna, caramel
07 Syral Rose - cream, french strawberry, great in hot weather
07 Muscat Canelli - softer, perfect aperitif wine
07 Late Harvest - sweat honeysuckle, lemon, and a great palate cleanser
03 Cab Clone - sweetness, chocolate, chewy
2009 - Rosa di Oro
07 - Rosoto - Sweet and spicy. Satin or velvet opera gloves
07 Refosco - sweet, jelly beans, it tumbles
2009 - Guenoc
07 Chard - Burnt toast, smooth only, vanilla
07 Claret - Soft, smooth, plum
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