The warmest vintage in a decade, 2013's growing season cooled off just in time for harvest, picking proceeded at a normal pace starting at the end of August. With a warm 2013, growers spread out canopies a bit more than usual and adjusted crop sizes to achieve a good balance of acidity and phenolic ripeness.
This wine is from France, Burgundy region, Dijon sub-region. A fresh, supple expression of the varietal, this classically structured, medium-bodied wine is sourced from the Cote dOr and the Chalonnais and blended to show pure, ripe tropical fruit flavors offset by a touch of oak. CHARDONNAY Wine
A dry red wine made from 100 Agiorgitiko grape. After harvest and fermentation, the wine is racked two to three times before it is stored in new French oak barrels for twelve months and then is transferred to the bottle for an additional six months of aging before release. The Red Stag is a deep red color with soft tannins and a long finish. It has intense complex vanilla, toasted wood and berry aromas. It can be drunk now or over the next four years. Organic wine production is a growing sector of Greek viticulture. Domaine Spiropoulos was established in 1870. The vineyard site is located in Mantinia on a plateau that is 650 meters above sea level. In the 1970s the Spiropoulos family uprooted and replanted their vineyards with younger vines. An experimental vineyard was also created to save local varieties that were nearing extinction. Since 1993, Domaine Spiropoulos has received numerous medals for its organically grown wines. The Domaine is located in Mantinia, an area in the
2012 was a superb growing season in Napa Valley, optimal ripeness combined with a smooth balance of acid and sugar levels. The fruit was hand harvested at night, carefully sorted and destemmed to tank. The fruit was then allowed to cold soak overnight before inoculation occurred. Fermentation took place over 15 days with daily punch downs. Post fermentation the wine was racked to barrel (20% new French), where it aged for 12 months prior to bottling.
