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Toucan Wines Cuvee Proprietor's Blend 2006

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Winery:
Toucan Wines
Varietals:
Petite Sirah , Carignane , Zinfandel
Region:
USA > California
Type:
 
Color:
Red
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2014
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User Tags:  resinous, oak, spices, forward, ruby, black cherry, ripe fruit, nose, vanilla, deep 


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Winemakers Notes

The Wine:Doug and Terri Timewell grow their own Zinfandel. Head-trained. Low yields. Award winning. When I blended a barrel sample of their 2006 vintage with another sample of their Petite Sirah, I was impressed. Inky dark and dense, but offset by a wonderful floral nose and a high note of red fruits that made me eager to see the wines develop fully. Doug and I spoke about how the blended wine brought great nuance to the glass, but I had no idea he'd go and find some great Carignane to throw into the mix! I'm glad he did. Combine the two wines from above with carignane from 120 year-old vines, read more...

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Snooth User: sideways2
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This blend contains fruit from 120 year-old vines in Contra Costa, which Doug also put into a varietal bottliong that sold like gangbusters. This is a very enjoyable wine, and a great value.


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A beautiful deep ruby color; forward black cherry and ripe fruit, vanilla toast, and a bit of spice on the nose; tastes of black raspberry/cherry, and earthy notes. This is a very balanced wine offering a lush full-mouth feel and some good complexity. Having spent sixteen months in fine oak barrels, this wine has mellowed nicely and will continue to develop in the bottle over the next year or two. Drink now or lay down.


July 2009

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