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2011 Casa de Arcilla Tempranillo, Paso Robles 750ml 6-Pack
Dark ruby red to purple color. Aromas of ripe spiced plum, leather and vanilla. Wine has juicy plum and bing cherry fruit flavors with dusty earth undertones. Wine is soft and round on the entry with a tannin laced dusty cocoa spiced warm finish.
Vintage: Even, fairly mild summer for Paso Robles. Yields were average producing a good well rounded vintage with expressive fruit flavors.
Fermentation: Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with max ferm temps up to 85-90 F to enhance mouthfeel. Used a combination of D254, RX60, and CLOS yeast depending on desired fermentation temperature and aromatic results. Pressed at dryness after 17 days maceration. Racked off gross lees after 3 days settling and innoculated for malolactic fermentation. 100% Malolactic fermentation.
Our family has been working the land since 1898, when we started a lumber business in Aberdeen, on the coast of Washington State. We began with lumber and forestry, and have thoughtfully and gradually expanded our family business to include table grapes, wine grapes, and wine. Today our businesses are at home in Hoquiam (Washington – next door to Aberdeen), Walla Walla (Washington), Delano (California), and Paso Robles (California).
Because we’ve had four generations in the family business, we’re interested in building things that will last, for the fifth, sixth, seventh generations, and beyond. Our wine business includes three wineries: Cadaretta (Walla Walla Valley and Columbia Valley), Clayhouse (Paso Robles and Central Coast), and Buried Cane (Washington State).
The Clayhouse label and brand celebrate a historic home at our estate vineyard near Paso Robles. That 150-year-old adobe structure – the Clayhouse itself – still reminds us of the time when grapes were first planted in this area. The Clayhouse, which we’ve carefully restored, is really the ideal symbol for our vineyard and winery. After all, like the adobe, our wines are created from the earth, cultivated by hand, and nurtured by family traditions.
For the Middleton family, those traditions and deep passion for agricultural businesses go back more than four generations.
Today, Clayhouse Wines extend that proud family legacy with a selection of exceptional wines, all crafted by hand in a refined, elegant style that reflects the unique character of Paso Robles and the depth of flavor that the Central Coast imparts.
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