Trefethen Red Bordeaux Blend Oak Knoll 2006

Winemaker's Notes:

Aromas of toasted almonds, honey, ripe peach and pear entice the nose. The palate is racy, lively and bright; lemon drop candies and pineapple flavors give way to a memorable, delicious finish.

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Winery: Trefethen Vineyards & Winery

Color: White

Varietal: Chardonnay

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Trefethen Vineyards & Winery:

Constructed in 1886 by a Scottish sea captain, Hamden McIntyre, our winery was originally known as Eshcol. McIntyre designed it as a gravity-flow system: a horse-drawn winch brought grapes to the third floor of the three-story structure for crushing; gravity carried the juice to the second floor for fermenting; and, eventually, the wine descended to the first floor for aging. Eshcol was among a number of wineries McIntyre designed during this period; the others were Greystone (now The Culinary Institute of America), Far Niente and Inglenook. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century, Napa Valley was a thriving viticultural community with nearly 140 wineries. However, in the late 1890s, phylloxera, a root louse that destroys grapevines, brought wine production in Napa to a crashing halt. Growers soon recovered with re-planted vines, but in 1920, Prohibition arrived, driving a stake through the heart of the wine business. The old Eshcol facility survived by making sacramental wines, but by 1940 was dormant. When the Trefethen family purchased the property in 1968, the winery had fallen into serious disrepair. John and Janet committed themselves to restoring the building to its former glory. They carefully researched the winery’s past and worked for years to restore it. Aside from replacing the dirt floor on the first level with concrete, they made no significant structural changes. The Trefethens’ restoration efforts were recognized in 1988 by the Department of the Interior, which placed the winery on the National Register of Historic Places as the only 19th-century, wooden, gravity-flow winery surviving in Napa County. Today, Trefethen boasts a state-of-the-art fermentation facility and 13,000 square foot barrel cellar, but the McIntyre Building remains integral to the winery’s operations. The first floor is still used to age wine and also houses the winery’s Estate Tasting Room and Wine Library. The second floor, which displays the Eshcol winery’s original de-stemmer/crusher, is a barrel-aging cellar for the winery’s Bordeaux variety red wines. Read less

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Nicki Gig

4,217

11/13/2009

a touch of cream and vanilla, golden apples and citrus fruits on the nose. Citrus fruits on the palate as well melon and tropical like fruits with hints of oak and vanilla that linger on and throughout

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r sprezzatura

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09/30/2010

Translucent yellow-gold color. Aromas of apple, oak, and honey. It's smooth and dry with tastes of pears and apples, with hints of honey and oak. The finish is clean and surprisingly long with notes of minerals and a bit of butter.

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Brian butler

08/29/2014

Love

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tck1000

10/18/2011

Three and a half glasses

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External Reviews for Trefethen Red Bordeaux Blend Oak Knoll

Source: Fame Wine and Tobacco

09/23/2011

"Chardonnay is a pale gold in color

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01/17/2009

Wine Tasting NotesAnother classic from Trefethen. Aromas and flavors of tropical fruit, mango and Fuji apple spiced with hints of tarragon, are lovely in the nose. The palate is lush with citrus and light smoky oak, underscored by bright, crisp mineral qualities, and the finish is lasting, elegant and memorable.

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Tasting Notes:

Juicy and mouth-filling, this wine bursts with bright raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and café au lait. Big, chewy tannins surround a complex core of black fruit and hints of tasty oak that last throughout a long finish.