Domaine Vincent Ricard - Les Trois Chenes 2010 (750ml) Gewurtztraminer and all cuvées are aged

and all cuvées are aged extensively once in bottle

An elegant and forthright Gallo Nero with a precise nose of red cherries

nearly creamy in feel

with this example coming from Kenny Hill Vineyard in the Mill Creek area

Domaine Vincent Ricard - Les Trois Chenes 2010 (750ml) Gewurtztraminer and all cuvées are aged100% Sauvignon Blanc from old vines (the oldest planted in 1947) on a gentle slope near the top of the hill. The vineyards face directly south, and the soil is clay and limestone. The grapes are hand harvested and pass through a sorting table. Yields average about 35 hl ha. The wine is barrel fermented for 3 months, then aged in barrel for 8 months, with lees stirring every 4 days or so. A delicious mouthful of Sauvignon Blanc that overachieves not