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I was in Santa Barbara a couple of weeks ago and stopped in at The Winehound, a local store, to check out their selection. I happened upon a bottle of Villa Creek Avenger 2005, a Paso Robles 65% Syrah, 25% Mourvedre, 10% Grenache blend that coincidentally I had run across at the Los Olivos Cafe the previous day. Intrigued, as I am a sucker for Cali-Rhone style blends, I bought a bottle.
Wow! Some upfront fruit but this is a well integrated seamless blend that is as smooth as they come. A whopping 15.3% alcohol content that quickly blows off. Seriously good stuff that is recommended for those who like big California style red blends. RP rated 93 FWTW. I may have to cancel my cable to afford this on a regular basis.
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Checked your postings over the past several months. They come across as advertisements.
Glowing reviews, written like a commercial, recommending buying said wine, along with a picture.
I know I asked this before. AA relies on honesty.
As I've said before, I have no agenda or vested interested in any wines I've posted about. I don't understand your suspicion of my enthusiasm for wines I have experienced and impressions I have shared here. Since I am unaware of any guidelines for posting on this particular AA forum perhaps you could let me know what they are so I can take them into consideration if I decide to make any future posts to this forum.
15.3%? How can you drink that with dinner?
For drinking with dinner I generally prefer wines with around 13.5% alcohol percentage. This particular wine is definitely over the top at 15.3%, yet you don't notice it in the taste as much as some others of slightly lower alcohol content that I have experienced.
Here's a question for you as a winemaker since my knowledge in this area is limited: What are the factors that determine alcohol content in wine? Is it temperature and precipitation in the growing of grapes or are there other factors involved? What do you consider ideal if that aspect can be controlled or does it depend on the style or type of wine produced?
Only a couple of things matter...sugar being the most important . Sugar is determined by lots of things: how hot was the growing season, how much water was put on the plant and more importantly when, did the plant have enough canopy (leaves) to get every cluster ripe, etc. If you are buying premium high end grapes that were properly farmed from a good growing area where there is plenty of heat units (I'm thinking WA or CA vs NY) then the determining factor is when you pick.
Now there are ways to adjust and change alcohol, but maybe that's a conversation for another time.
Steve
...combination of farming (agriculture) and chemistry.Art and science.
That's why I'd rather drink it than own a winery.
Edits: 07/25/09
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