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Vintage
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Wine
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Bottle
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Library Vintages
Tulocay wines
are made to last a long
time, which is contrary to the prevailing "get it on the shelf and sell
it fast" style. Since our reds are unfined and unfiltered, they
frequently start throwing a sediment at a relatively young age.
Some folks
like to decant the wines
before serving them. If decanting is too much trouble, then pouring the
wine through a coffee filter — without coffee, of course — sometimes
works, although it doesn't remove the finest sediment and sometimes
mutes the flavors.
On the other
hand, many of our diehard
fans really like all the sediment to come through in the glass — kind
of like preferring crunchy peanut butter over the creamy style, as my
cousin Alphonse has noted. I can relate to that, being a nut fan
myself! — Skippy, Chief Cellar Rat
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| 1999 |
 Zinfandel
Casanova Vineyard, Napa Valley — This wine shows how well Zinfandel
from a great vineyard can age. Perfect with subtler dishes based on lamb, pork or veal,
or with duck, goose or free-range chicken. Goes exceptionally well with
vegetarian fare.
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$25 |
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2001
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Zinfandel
Amador County — A MONSTER! |
$24
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2002
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Zinfandel
Amador County — Gold Medal, World Wine Championships, 90 points, Tastings.com
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$18
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2002
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 Merlot Sierra Oaks Vineyard, El Dorado County — 90 points, Beverage Testing Institute. Another MONSTER MERLOT from this unique, high-altitude vineyard. |
$21 |
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2002
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Cabernet
Sauvignon Della's Vineyard, Napa Valley — Age-worthy Napa Valley
Cabernet for under $30 a bottle. — Skippy |
$25
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2002
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Cabernet
Sauvignon Rancho Sarco Vineyard, Napa Valley — Still rough-edged,
will reward patient cellaring. |
$33
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| 2002 |
Cabernet
Sauvignon Cliff Vineyard, Napa Valley — Needs time and patience —
another long-lived beauty from this fine vineyard. A bit more forward
now than the Rancho Sarco. |
$33 |
| 2002 |
Syrah
Sierra Oaks Vineyard, El Dorado County — Best Red Wine of Show, 2004 El Dorado County Fair |
$24 |
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Current Releases
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| 2007 |
Chardonnay (Cadman label) Haynes Vineyard, Napa
Valley — Like the 2006, judiciously aged with just the "right" amount
of stainless steel. Only 70 cases bottled. |
$25 |
| 2008 |
Chardonnay
(Tulocay label, black capsule) Haynes Vineyard, Napa Valley — Oak
aged in older barrels. |
$29 |
| 2009 |
Chardonnay
(Tulocay label) Haynes Vineyard,
Napa Valley — Oak aged in older barrels. |
$25 |
2004
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Cabernet Sauvignon Napa
Valley — A blend of the Rossi, Cliff and Rancho Sarco Vineyards — a
keeper! Lay away for your old age, or your son's or daughter's future
pleasure. |
$29
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2006
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Cabernet
Sauvignon Rancho Sarco Vineyard, Napa Valley — Double Gold
Medal, 2009
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition — only 230 cases made —
huge: 15.1% alcohol. |
$39
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n/v
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Syrah
Sierra Oaks Vineyard, El Dorado County — A blend of the '03 and '04
vintages, still very young — A STEAL! |
$21
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2006
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Syrah
Haynes Vineyard, Napa Valley — Double Gold Medal, 2008 El Dorado County Fair;
Gold Medal, Orange County Fair;
Gold Medal, World Wine Championships, 92 points, Tastings.com |
$30
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2009
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Pinot
Noir Haynes Vineyard, Napa Valley — Only 190 cases bottled. Like
all Tulocay Pinots, this wine will start showing its true colors in
another couple of years, then age for at least a half-decade more. Gold Medal, 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
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