Sommelier Speak
Dish:
Brown Veal Stew
Three new wines of the new world that would pair with this dish:
- Fielding Hills Estate Riverbend Vineyard Merlot Wahluke Slope 2013
- Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Sonoma-Cutrer 2014
- Dakota Shy Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2014
Characteristic and viticulture/vinification of Pinot Noir from Sonoma California.
California Pinot Noir tend to have a clear appearance with a garnet and ruby color, this wines tend to be a little more whole body providing a medium viscosity. On the Nose it’s clean with a high intensity giving off fruit forward notes of strawberry and raspberry with undertones of earth, wood, and pepper with a medium plus alcohol. On the palate it’s clean, light intensity with ripe fruit, and cherry being the prominent flavor, with a medium acidic finish and high mineral content. This wine would pair perfectly with the veal dish because of the rich body, and high in acid finish. Picture takes a flavorful bite of this fatty veal and rich sauce, afterwards taking a sip of this wine to clean your palate and restart all those flavors on your second bite.
Sonoma has a abundant amount of sunshine, warm daytime weather with cool evening and a long growing season that are all prime conditions for growing different types of grape varieties. The soil in this area (russian river valley) tends to be filled with limestone and chalk contributing to the wines light finish, and acid due to being close to the river, allowing the grabs to not ripening as much and allowing sugars to produce. Harvest normally happens a little earlier in this area starting off in september and ending at the start of November.
References.
Zraly, K. (2016). Windows on the world complete wine course. New York: Sterling Epicure.
Chalk Hill Wine Region and Appellation. (n.d.). Retrieved October 15, 2017, from http://www.sonomacounty.com/articles/chalk-hill-wine-region-and-appellation
