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The Dragonette Cellars emblem represents the previous
alchemist image for the 'elixir of daily life' or 'drinkable
gold,' and despite the fact that founders John and Steve
Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis, never
guarantee liquid gold, they do assure the utmost high
quality and purity from the best vineyards in Santa Barbara
County and the Central Coast to create their wines. Their
dream had usually been to make the wine on their own, from
vineyard to bottle, and these days every bottle that leaves
Dragonette vineyard is a hundred% developed by their family
members members. Tasting Notice: The nose is loaded with
clean and pure fruits of peach, apricot, pear, and quince
alongside with creamy mango sherbet notes. The flavors
build, and aromas of straw, damp stone, and fresh new
coconut emerge with a delicate smokiness and a salty sea-air
freshness. In the mouth, the wine is potent, with a good
mouth-coating glycerin and fruity richness. The flavors echo
the abundant fruit found in the nose, and the wine finishes
with stunning thoroughly clean acidity and a refreshing kiss
of honey. Exuberant, but mild and fresh at the identical
time. Luscious and delightful! $twenty five.00 per bottle.
As Josh Raynolds of Stephen Tanzer´s International Wine
Cellar (IWC) writes in Issue 153, Nov/Dec 2010, 'Vibrant
yellow. Deeper and riper than the Santa Ynez bottling,
displaying scents of ripe pear, melon and white peach, with
hints of honey and baking spices. Supple, juicy orchard and
pit fruit flavors are offered raise and spine by sneaky
acidity and select up a floral good quality with air. As
Josh Raynolds of Stephen Tanzer´s Global Wine Cellar (IWC)
writes in Concern 153, Nov/Dec 2010, 'Saturated ruby. A
heady bouquet shows an array of red and darkish berry,
floral and spice qualities, along with underlying smokiness.
Then sweet and sappy, supplying fresh new raspberry and
blackberry flavors along with an exotic be aware of candied
violet. Spicyand exact on the complete, which is
impressively fragrant and really extended. As complex as
this wine is nowadays I would bet it would reward at least
yet another 5 many years of endurance. Here are Dragonette´s
tasting notes on the MJM: Big scaled, but unbelievably light
on its ft for such a large man, never ever large or cloying.
Extreme aromas of black and blue berries, vanilla, cedar and
other lighter, toasted wood spices are intermixed with dried
and raw meat notes. The wine is full in the mouth,
exhibiting, a torrent of fresh new blackberries, blueberry,
and kirsch in a creamy milk-shake-like mélange of
flavors. The wine has great depth and focus, lingering on
the palate before the strong but ripe tannins and spherical
acidity arrive to carry them via to the prolonged
distinguished end. MJM would be best served with strongly
flavored dishes of beef or video game (venison comes to
mind), with or without sauces (peppercorn, bordelaise) or
strong blue cheese. It is great on its very own too. Of
study course, MJM would gain from a number of years aging,
if you could keep your hands off. We propose purchasing
several. To Be a part of Dragonette for a flavor head to
their tasting area. They are open up Thursday by means of
Monday from 11am to 5pm, or by appointment. Come meet the
winemakers in this new spot in the premier wine country
location of Los Olivos.
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