Bill Cates and Jeffery Fink

Tantara Winery

Friends for over twenty years, Jeffrey Fink, an architect and Bill Cates, were both orignally from Virginia. They converged in California on a mission: to transform noble fruit into world class wine and have a good time doing it.

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Didier Desvignes Fleurie 2006

Chateau Didier Desvignes

Grape variety: Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc.

Origin: Near the Chapelle de la Madone.

Soil: set on lovely pink granite slopes.

The vines: Goblet pruning with 3 to 5 fruit canes with 2 eyes. The soil is removed from around the trunk in autumn; worked in winter and shallow scraped in the spring.

Vinification: After manual harvesting and selective sorting of the whole bunches, these are vinified traditionally. Temperature is controlled. Carbonic maceration lasts 8 to 9 days.

Maturing: In stainless steel and cement vats. Clarification and filtering is carried out using the most natural and traditional procedures possible.

Characteristics: floral aromas, including iris, violet, and rose, coupled with fruit. Finesse and balance. Well-fleshed and silky. Elegance and purity.

Keeping time: this wine may be enjoyed very young but also after cellaring of 3 to 5 years.

Food Pairings: Serve at 13°C as a perfect partner to leg of lamb, poultry and grilled meat.

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