WINE OF THE WEEK #2

Treana White 2007

When I first tasted Treana it was several years ago and being the “red wine snob” that I can be it was the vibrant and powerful red blend, a great wine in the $40 price range. When I learned that at the Fruit Center we were bringing in the white variety I was excited! The Hope family of Pasa Robles with Austin at the helm have been innovative winemakers. The Treana White is no exception. Some of the “Rhone Rangers” out in the Ca. we think of as only red wine devotees but this white wine is very unusual, in that, it brings two big Rhone white varietals together in the same bottle with delicious results. The Hope operation likes to refer to its wines as “HIGH IN DELICIOSITY”. This wine is a blend of 53% Viognier and 47% Marsanne.

This is extremely unusual for a California white wine. What is not so unusual is that more and more Ca. winemakers are using a combination of oak and stainless-steel in the fermentation process to help keep a lot of the fruit flavors intact. Here, Austin ferments 10% of the juice in steel. The balance sees 8 months in French oak aging and then is blended before bottling
The result is pure elegance with the possibility of cellaring over the next decade! The wine is intensely aromatic with stone fruit flavors. You just want to hold this liquid in your mouth. There is great structure and complexity to the wine. Of course I had to grill up a juicy swordfish steak with my bottle!
You are thinking, Alan what’s the price for this gem? While it lasts, we have it at the Fruit Center for a mere $15.99. After that we can order it for you at its normal price $23.99

News Flash

Two big dates coming up:

This Friday April 30 6:00-8:00 the Fruit Center Spring Collection featuring the unveiling of our great Rose’s for the season in addition to some light fare for the summer with Scott Weinstein of Baystate Wines

Thursday May 13 at 6pm Skinner’s Fine Wine Auction with Lower Falls Wine Co. If you have not attended a wine auction this is great fun! There are 484 different lots to be gaveled. For more info contact: www.skinnerinc.com You can actually view all the lots on line. There are some exceptional ones!

Cheers
Alan