How To Make the PERFECT Wellington
First you'll need to gather a few ingredients. 3 pints of button mushrooms. 2 shallots peeled and chopped. 4 cloves of garlic, minced. Two tablespoons of Dijon mustard. 2 eggs, lightly beaten. A pound of puff pastry. And, of course, a bottle of your choosing from this fine Wellington Zin vertical.
Once you have gathered all the necessary ingredients, you're only 5 minutes away from enjoying the PERFECT Wellington. That's right! All you need to do now is get a big bowl, combine the mushrooms, shallots, garlic and mustard. Then throw the eggs on top and squish it all around.
Now this is the fun part. Take the pound of puff pastry, and just wrap it around all of the ingredients. Yes, while they are still in the bowl. Once the puff pastry has been fully wrapped around the bowl and ingredients, open up the bottle of Wellington and have a big ol' glass. Cuz you're gonna have a lot of explaining to do to the Executive Chef who hired you sight unseen.
2008 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
The flavors are predominantly of tart cherry and blackberry, and the finish is long and solid without being excessively astringent or hot. This is a very big wine, but, as with all our wines, has balance.
Typical of our Estate Zins, this wine should age well for at least ten years. Our Zinfandel is field blended with small amounts of Durif (aka Petite Sirah), Syrah, Tempranillo, Carignan and Mourvedre, all planted in 1892.
2009 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
Ripe cherry, blackberry compote, brown sugar, floral notes. This vintage has already developed some nice bottle bouquet, with potpourri like aromas of dried fruit, flower petals and orange peel. It still has enough tannin to hold for a couple of years, but is essentially mature and should be most enjoyable over the near term.
2010 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
Fresh raspberry and cherry, licorice, cedar and tobacco notes. In contrast to the 2009, this is a young wine, all primary aromas and fruit. On the palate it has lots of bright fruit, a juicy texture and crisp, fresh finish with a moderate amount of tannin. When to drink is a matter of personal taste: now for lots of bright fruit, or later for development of bouquet, smoother texture and longer finish. This has all the components and stuffing to last 5 years without doubt, maybe 10 or more.
2008 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
2009 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
2010 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
2008 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
2009 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
2010 Wellington Vineyards Estate Zinfandel 750ml
Wellington Vineyards is owned Peter Wellington. Peter's father John purchased the winery site in 1986. At the time, it consisted of 20 acres of old vines and a few decrepit old fruit and nut trees. Replanting of part of the old vineyard and orchard started in 1988. The winery was completed in time for the 1989 crush. We grow approximately half the grapes we use and purchase the remainder, primarily from small, unique vineyards.
The estate vineyards consist of 21 acres, 8 of which are 85 to 117 years old. There are 24 different varieties in the old vineyard, with the most common being Zinfandel, Carignan, Alicante Bouschet, Grenache and Syrah. In addition, there are 10 acres of eleven to sixteen year old vines that consist of Merlot, Chardonnay, Marsanne, and Syrah. We grow more Merlot than anything else. Three more acres were replanted in 2001, predominantly to Syrah, Zinfandel and Grenache.
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