The 2007 Release
Here are some details on the 2007 Clos de la Tech release:
Domaine du Docteur Rodgers 77 cases $102.00/btl
The bright red fruit flavor is backed by more sturdy tannins than usual, but the wine is ready to be drunk now if decanted about one hour early.
Bouquet: floral perfume, plum, mint
Tannin: round (soft, full)
Flavor: red fruit, medium (European) body
Domaine Valeta 200 cases $42.00/btl
This wine is similar to Sunny Slope, but lighter in body and ready to drink now with decanting.
Bouquet: plum, floral perfume
Tannin: sweet (not sugar-sweet)
Flavor: red fruit, full (California) body
Domaine Valeta “Sunny Slope” 142 cases $62.00/btl
Sunny Slope is a medium-bodied wine with rich plum in both the flavor and bouquet that could use one to two years in the bottle and should be decanted one hour before drinking.
Bouquet: floral perfume, plum, vanilla
Tannin: round tannin, sweet (not sugar-sweet) finish
Flavor: black fruit, medium-plus body
Domaine Lois Louise 430 cases $42.00/btl
This wine is concentrated with firm (not astringent or bitter) tannin that would like another two years of aging.
Bouquet: black fruit, mint
Tannin: slight astringency, then round and then sweet (not sugar-sweet)
Flavor: red fruit, medium-plus body, long finish
Domaine Lois Louise “Cote Sud” 167 cases $62.00/btl
Very unique wine whose bouquet received these widely varying descriptors from expert tasters during three tastings: complex black fruit, perfume, plum, spice, tar and citrus. It has medium European-style round tannin, crisp acidity and a pleasant, red-fruit flavor. An olfactory adventure!
Bouquet: plum, citrus
Tannin: round, sweet (not sugar-sweet) finish
Flavor: red fruit, medium body
Domaine Lois Louise “Twisty Ridge” 142 cases $82.00/btl
A wine with a very complex bouquet and flavor and is even bigger in body than the Cote Sud and will take several years to peak.
Bouquet: black fruit, cola, citrus
Tannin: slight astringency then round
Flavor: black fruit, medium-plus body