truth serum
The lesser-known Commodores hit
In Vino Mas Vertias: More Brutal and Anonymous Truths from Various Woot Writers
Truth #1: I ate your decorative soap by accident.
Truth #2: Nobody else does that when they sleep. It's not a normal thing. It's very weird. You're very weird.
Truth #3: I know exactly how that squirrel got in your handbag.
Truth #4: That soup had another secret ingredient.
Truth #5: The "antique" bowl was actually an ashtray from a hotel room.
Truth #6: I'm not really allergic to broccoli.
Truth #7: The door wasn't actually stuck shut. That's where I kept my secret pony and I didn't want anyone to know.
Truth #8: The medal I claimed to have earned for "acts of bravery and integrity" was a prize from one of those crane-game things. I won it.
Truth #9: I didn't actually win that thing. I put my arm in the slot and reached up inside the machine. I cheated at a carnival game.
Truth #10: I don't know what that language was, but it sure wasn't French.
Truth #11: I let go on purpose because I'm terrified of balloons.
Features
2011 Casa de Arcilla Tempranillo, Paso Robles 750ml 2-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 Description: 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.
2011 Vineyard Syrah, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
Purple garnet color with aromas of violets, liquorice, cloves and blackberry. Wine has medium weight and smooth rounded tannins to compliment the juicy sweet ripe raspberry and blackberry fruit with fresh anise undertones. The wine finishes slightly smokey with a lingering vanilla warmth and spice on the finish.
Co-fermented with 2% Viognier (for aroma and complexity) in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Pressed at dryness after 17 days maceration. Racked off gross lees after 3 days settling and innoculated for malolactic fermentation (completed in tank and barrel). Aged for 9 months in a combination of American, French and Hungarian oak.
2012 Vineyard Malbec, Paso Robles, Red Cedar Vineyard, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
Deep vibrant purple/black color. Aromas of violets, tobacco leaf, orange zest, sweet fennel, vanilla, and black cherry fruit. The wine is medium body with bright ripe plum and loganberry fruit flavors. The wine finishes with a little gaminess and lightly roasted notes. The wine has good acidity providing a juiciness that pairs well with cured meats and specialty cheeses as well as simply prepared steak.
Vintage Description: A warm vintage that produced ripe fruit translating into fruit forward aromatic wines. Yields were average as were tannin levels producing smooth, rounded wines packed with varietal aromas and flavorful fruit character in the mouth.
Fermentation: Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with max ferm temps up to 85-90 F to enhance mouthfeel. Used a combination of NDA21 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 inoculated for malolactic fermentation. 100% Malolactic fermentation.
Specs
2011 Casa de Arcilla Tempranillo, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
- Varietal Composition: 85% Tempranillo, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah, 1% Tannat
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Harvest Method: 100% hand picked
- Processing: 100% destem, no crush direct to tank. Cold soak for 3 days at 50F before inoculation with various yeast strains
- Maturation: Maturation Aged 9 months in a combination of French, Hungarian and American oak.
- pH: 3.79
- Total Acidity: 5.37 g/L
- Alcohol: 14.66%
- Residual Sugar: 2.2 g/L
- Bottling Date: 8/6/2012
- Case Production: 2,672 nine-liter cases; 56 cases per pallet
2011 Vineyard Syrah, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
98% Syrah and 2% Viognier (co-fermented). From our certified-sustainable estate Red Cedar Vineyard.
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Vineyard Designation: Red Cedar Vineyard
- Alcohol: 13.47%
2012 Vineyard Malbec, Paso Robles, Red Cedar Vineyard, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Varietal Composition: 95% Malbec, 5% Petite Sirah
- Harvest Method: 75% machine picked, 25% hand picked
- Processing: 100% destem, no crush direct to tank. Cold soak for 3 days at 50 F before inoculation with various yeast strains
- Maturation: Aged 9 months in a combination of French and American oak
- pH: 3.6
- Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l
- Alcohol: 13.50%
- Residual Sugar: 2.3 g/L
- Bottling Date: 7/11/2013
Specs
2011 Casa de Arcilla Tempranillo, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
- Varietal Composition: 85% Tempranillo, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah, 1% Tannat
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Harvest Method: 100% hand picked
- Processing: 100% destem, no crush direct to tank. Cold soak for 3 days at 50F before inoculation with various yeast strains
- Maturation: Maturation Aged 9 months in a combination of French, Hungarian and American oak.
- pH: 3.79
- Total Acidity: 5.37 g/L
- Alcohol: 14.66%
- Residual Sugar: 2.2 g/L
- Bottling Date: 8/6/2012
- Case Production: 2,672 nine-liter cases; 56 cases per pallet
2011 Vineyard Syrah, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
98% Syrah and 2% Viognier (co-fermented). From our certified-sustainable estate Red Cedar Vineyard.
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Vineyard Designation: Red Cedar Vineyard
- Alcohol: 13.47%
2012 Vineyard Malbec, Paso Robles, Red Cedar Vineyard, Paso Robles 750ml 2-Pack
- Appellation: Paso Robles
- Varietal Composition: 95% Malbec, 5% Petite Sirah
- Harvest Method: 75% machine picked, 25% hand picked
- Processing: 100% destem, no crush direct to tank. Cold soak for 3 days at 50 F before inoculation with various yeast strains
- Maturation: Aged 9 months in a combination of French and American oak
- pH: 3.6
- Total Acidity: 6.1 g/l
- Alcohol: 13.50%
- Residual Sugar: 2.3 g/L
- Bottling Date: 7/11/2013
Vendor Details
Middleton Family Wines
- Owner:
- Rick Middleton
- Location:
- Paso Robles & Central Coast, CA
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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