I cannot believe how you are both behaving this evening. Roger, look at your wife. Look at how embarrassed she is right now. And you, Gregory, are no better than your brother. Spouse or not, the chances of you seeing me naked any time soon are very, very minute right now, mister.
Honestly, you are both professional business men in your forties, for Pete’s sake! You can’t put your silly sibling rivalry aside for one nice evening out with your wives? You can’t just relax and let each other enjoy a glass of Cathedral Ridge Tempranillo? No, of course you can’t. You’ve got to try to one up one another with your “I taste spicy notes of tobacco" "Well, I taste raspberry fruit leather and cocoa nibs!” routine. Very mature, fellas. Were you about to come to blows over the oak nuances with underlying hints of cherry, strawberry and cinnamon? Were you? Because that’s what it looked like. Actually, no, it looked like two children about to scrap over which one got to ride the swing first. I hope you’re both very proud of that.
Well, I had thought we might split more of this Tempranillo over cured meats and hard cheeses, but I can see now that’s not possible. CHILDREN, after all, shouldn’t drink wine. Susan and I will just enjoy it ourselves, far, far, away from your petty bickering, and then we'll buy a couple plane tick - Oh, NOW you’re ready to behave, are you? That figures.
2012 Tempranillo, Ziegler Vineyard, Hood River 750ml 3-Pack
From the Ziegler Estate on Underwood Mountain, this is cooler climate Tempranillo with amazing acidity, sturdy tannins, herbaceous quality and great fruit notes. This Spanish varietal is right at home growing in the Columbia River Gorge.
Cathedral Ridge Winery 2012 Ziegler Vineyard Tempranillo has spicy notes of tobacco, raspberry fruit leather and cocoa nibs with sturdy tannins and an herbaceous nose. Aged in neutral oak barrels for 22 months this wine has delicate oak nuances with underlying hints of cherry, strawberry and cinnamon. The taste is bright but soft and earthy with a balanced acidity that makes it a perfect wine pairing food. A wonderful complement to hard cheese and cured meats as well as roasted pork tenderloins and grilled vegetables.
From Underwood, WA in the Columbia Gorge AVA comes this beautiful single vineyard wine. The Ziegler family has been farming in the area for decades and to this day it is a family affair. We at Cathedral Ridge are fortunate to have close bonds with the family and can acquire their beautiful grapes. This south facing vineyard benefits from the warm sunny days and cool river breezes at night that make the Columbia Gorge an optimal growing region.
Fresh fruit flavors of plum and blackberry with notes of tobacco and leather hanging over cherries.
Fresh fruit flavors of plum and blackberry with notes of tobacco and leather hanging over cherries.
We are blessed to be in a growing region where both rainforest and desert can be found within close proximity. Just west of Hood River in the Columbia Gorge we receive 130 inches of rain/year but 20 miles east of us near The Dalles, OR, only 10 inches fall. This allows us to grow grapes representing the four great wine growing regions of the world (Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhine and Rhone) all in our backyard. Almost nowhere else in the world is this possible. This proximity means that all our grapes are picked, transported, crushed and in the tanks fermenting within about six hours and, as everyone in the industry knows, grapes hate to travel.
We are also especially lucky to have as our winemaker a fourth generation Sebastiani in Michael. He has spent his whole life with wine and brings his skill and art to Cathedral Ridge Winery.
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