Wellington Fall Case Part II (12)

Friday, November 9, 2012

Not many winemakers would ride in on a white horse and wave their magic sword in the air. But as soon as Peter Wellington saw we were in trouble, he appeared! Clad in glittering armor, he decreed “JUST BECAUSE WE RAN LOW ON THE 2007 CAB DOESN’T MEAN MY GLORY HAS TO END!” and poof! We were holding the same pack, but with a 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon instead!

What other winemaker would be so prepared? Face facts, latecomers: you’ll be getting almost exactly the same wines as we had this morning, but with one small difference: there’s now a 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon in the mix. Go on, peek at the features. Compare them. You’ll see they’re pretty much the same as before (except for that Cab, of course!) And if you’re anything like us, this will only make you even happier.

Why? Dudes! You got to sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast, take a long bath, read a novel, and you STILL get a case of Peter Wellington wine! Nothing against you early risers, of course, you guys got a sweet deal too. But isn’t it great to have one day when EVERYONE gets a little P-Well? Can we call you P-Well, Peter? Oh, what’s that? “Under no circumstances should you ever do that again?” Okay, fair enough. Sorry.

2007 Merlot, Sonoma Valley Estate Bottled 750ml 2-Pack

• Alcohol: 14%
• pH: 3.55
• Production: 1070 cases

Addition of small amounts of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc helped bring out the fruit and add mid-palate richness. Wellington is very happy that they were able to bottle a Merlot in 2007 that is equal in quality to the excellent 2004 and 2005 vintages. All of the Merlot grapes came from the Wellington Estate Vineyards. 

2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County 750ml 2-Pack

• Alcohol: 14%
• pH: 3.60
• 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc

2007 Syrah, England Crest, Sonoma Valley 750ml 2-Pack

• 100% Syrah, clones 1 & 7
• Harvest: Sept. 28 and Oct. 5, 2007
• Average 24.8 brix
• pH: 3.50 at harvest
• 7% of the juice was bled off prior to fermentation
• 10 to 14 day fermentation
• 100% French oak, 7% new
• Bottled unfined & lightly filtered on Aug. 19, 2008
• Alcohol: 14.7%
• pH: 3.70

N/A The Duke 10 750ml 2-Pack

• 41% Zinfandel, 20% Syrah, 10% Carignan, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Malbec, 4% Petite Sirah, 6% others (Grenache, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir)
• Alcohol: 14.0%
• pH: 3.6
• 100% produced and bottled by Wellington Vineyards
• 100% Sonoma County grapes: 93% Sonoma Valley, 26% estate grown
• No cheap California appellation bulk wine here

2007 Zinfandel, Meeks Hilltop Ranch, Sonoma Valley 750ml 2-Pack

• Alcohol 14.9%
• pH 3.66
• Production: 394 cases

2007 Zinfandel, Sonoma Valley 750ml 2-Pack

• Alcohol 14.8%
• pH 3.60
• RS: less than 0.1%
• Vineyards: 38% Meeks, 35% Shumahi, 27% Estate
• Composition: 90% Zinfandel, 7% Durif, 3% Carignan
• Harvest: Sept. 26-Oct. 8
• Production: 1014 cases

Woot