Mietz Cellars

	2007 Chardonnay, Carmine's Vineyard, Russian River Valley - Mietz Cellars The Mietz's aged this Chardonnay in older barrels and no malolactic conversion, resulting in a lightly oaked flavor with a crisper style. Price: $24.00 Siblings Clubs: $20.40 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $19.20 Quantity:


	2007 Sauvignon Blanc - Russian River, Hopkins Ranch - Mietz Cellars This vintage had exceptional fruit. After initial steel fermentation the Mietz's then aged in neutral barrels, for an additional 5 months. This impact of the barrel aging influenced the texture of the wine and created a seamless mouth feel but, still shares a lot of the characteristics of the original wine that spent time only in stainless. Price: $18.00 Siblings Clubs: $15.30 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $14.40 Quantity:


	2006 Claret - Sonoma County Mietz Cellars The origin of Claret is a British term for a Bordeaux Blend. This claret is dark ruby in color. The aromas are cedar, vanilla, and blackberries and the warmth of toasty oak. The wine is full-bodied and round with up-front, sweet fruit flavors. The wine has a persistent finish. 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot and 10% Syrah. 40% new French Oak. Price: $28.00 Siblings Clubs: $23.80 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $22.40 Quantity:


	2006 Petit Verdot - Sonoma County Mietz Cellars Some friends offered the Mietz's their Petit Verdot grapes that had just come of age. They jumped at the chance to try something new and creative by making a wine from a little known varietal. They are extremely pleased with the outcome. Although this Bordeaux varietal is elusive and hard to ripen it shows well in our warmer California climate. WINEMAKING NOTES: This wine is medium dark ruby in color with an aroma of cedar, black fruits and toasty oak. The big payoff, however, is the mouthful which is rich and viscous, the trademark of petit verdot. The wine is still very youthful but should calm down and expand its textures and flavors with future aging. The expected life span is in the range of 15 years. Price: $28.00 Siblings Clubs: $23.80 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $22.40 Quantity:


	2007 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley - Mietz Cellars This pinot is dark ruby in color with aromas of spice and dark fruits. The flavor is full bodied, with a long and persistent finish with blackberry fruit that hangs on your palate. It has great aging potential due to concentrated flavor and good acid balance. Aged 12 months in 60% new French oak and 40% 1 and 2 year old French oak. Price: $30.00 Siblings Clubs: $25.50 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $24.00 Quantity:


	2006 Pinot Noir, Carmine's Vineyard, Russian River Valley - Mietz Cellars Usually these Pinot Noir grapes are blended with various other vineyards sources. In 2006, this Pinot Noir really stood out so they made a vineyard-designated wine from this block located in northern Sebastopol on Vine Hill School Road. This Pinot is dark ruby in color with aromas of spice and dark fruits. The flavor is full bodied, with a long and persistent finish with blackberry fruit that hangs on your palate. It has great aging potential due to concentrated flavor and good acid balance. This wine was aged for 12 months in all French oak barrels, 60 percent new and 40 percent 1 and 2 years old. Price: $50.00 Siblings Clubs: $42.50 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $40.00 Quantity:


	2006 Syrah - Dry Creek Valley, Mietz Cellars 2006 was a great year for red wine. The 2006 syrah grapes are from the Dry Creek Valley, farmed by Ray Teldeschi. They were picked at elevated sugar levels and maximum ripeness. This wine was aged in 100% French oak, 30% new barrels for one year. The wine is very dark ruby, rich, and has a dark black raspberry fruit flavor juxtaposed to a very rich, toasty vanilla flavor from the oak. This syrah is balanced by sufficient acidity, is very rich, and drinking well now. It has what it takes to age 5-10 years. 450 cases produced. 92% Syrah, 8% Petite Sirah (Russian River Valley) Price: $22.00 Siblings Clubs: $18.70 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $17.60 Quantity:


	2007 Zinfandel, Home Ranch, Dry Creek Valley, Mietz Cellars The 2006 Mietz Zinfandel is estate grown at the Mietz's home vineyard on West Dry Creek Road, in Healdsburg. The 20 year old vines are planted on a south facing hillside and are dry farmed. Delicious, jammy zin that smacks of Dry Creek and will make you smack your lips! 90% zinfandel, 10% syrah Price: $25.00 Siblings Clubs: $21.25 / Generations & Most Favorites Clubs: $20.00 Quantity: