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Purple Cow Tempranillo Elena Edition 2005

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Winery:
Purple Cow Vineyards
Varietal:
Tempranillo
Region:
USA > California > Yolo County > Clarksburg
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Color:
Red
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2013
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Most famous as the predominant grape in the blended wines of Rioja, Tempranillo has emerged as a potential star in regions as disparate as Australia and California. Tempranillo generally produces medium-bodied wines with juicy acidity and bright raspberry fruit enlivened by notes of dusty earth, dry herbs and leather. Tempranillo is often blended with Grenache, Graciano, and Mazuelo (aka Carignan) in the production of red wine from the Rioja region of Spain.

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Purple Cow Vineyards has a product roadmap for 2 Tempranillos. We've had great success with the wines based upon California fruit, but our estate vines start producing in 2008. I love small lots of wine and I love diversity. So we're going to keep our estate Tempranillo separate from our partnerships with other vineyards. Therefore, we need to start naming them uniquely. Welcome to the Elena Edition of the Tempranillo. Elena is wife to Jose (Galo) and a huge contributor to the business. Wines bearing the name Elena Edition will be the higher alcohol, more structured version of our Tempranillo read more...

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Purple Cow Vineyards has a product roadmap for 2 Tempranillos. We've had great success with the wines based upon California fruit, but our estate vines start producing in 2008. I love small lots of wine and I love diversity. So we're going to keep our estate Tempranillo separate from our partnerships with other vineyards. Therefore, we need to start naming them uniquely. Welcome to the Elena Edition of the Tempranillo. Elena is wife to Jose (Galo) and a huge contributor to the business. Wines bearing the name Elena Edition will be the higher alcohol, more structured version of our Tempranillo read more...


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