Wine Merchants of MN sales rep
Alexander Valley hillside fruit (some Lancaster estate too!)
1% merlot. 1% petit verdot
18monts French oak
Big lilac/eucalyptus nose, typical of this region.
Chocolate, dark fruit and baking spice with good structure, medium tannin and a long finish.
Try with braised short ribs! — 10 years ago
Never had an Alexander valley SB before!
Easy drinking, honey and pears.
This is a great oyster wine — 10 years ago
100% chardonnay, premier cru, grower champagne.
Crackers and brioche. Creamy texture balanced with very persistent bubble. — 10 years ago
Sonoma Coast/ Petaluma Gap (same sources as the Chard, and would make a great feature!)
100% pinot noir. 11 months French oak
Cherrys and RC cola! Fairly rich with a kiss of sweet vanilla.
Fantastic with mushroom risotto.
— 10 years ago
Jammy, and soft. Full bodied with supple tannin. A touch of spice — 10 years ago
Alexander Valley Merlot! (Some Lancaster estate fruit)
13% syrah 7% petit syrah
18 months French oak
Very rich blackberry, blueberry and currant with amazing structure and silky tannin.
This merlot will please even the choosiest syrah or cab drinker.
My favorite of the Roth wines!
How about duck with a blackberry sauce? — 10 years ago
Sonoma Coast/ Petaluma Gap
100% french barrel fermented 11 months with just a touch of new oak.
Crisp pineapple and honeydew- Very well integrated oak.
This has David Rameys fingerprints all over it!
Try with a seafood pasta with lemon butter sauce.
— 10 years ago
Dark and rich. Colder climate cab.
Green pepper and BlackBerry — 10 years ago
Soft, long aged tannin.
Very extracted but ready drinking — 10 years ago
Tom Anastasi
Touch of RS.
Rich and creamy texture with floral notes and golden apple. — 10 years ago