Saint Cosme Little James' Basket Press NV (750 ml) Special Club

Saint Cosme Little James' Basket Press NV (750 ml) Special ClubWinemaker Notes In the same mold, the Little Basket Press (all Grenache) offers good pepper, spice and herbs in a medium bodied, easy drinking package. It's a solid, bistro styled red to drink over the coming couple of years. Critical Acclaim JS90James Suckling Pure grenache and made as a solera that has been alive for twenty years with half of the new harvest being exchanged into the solera each year. The final blend is 50% solera wine and 50% wine

it also has terrific energy and more than enough verve to develop positively for several decades

Trevor Sheehan spent nearly 10 years collecting and trading some of the world’s finest wines and learning from masters of winemaking in Bordeaux and Burgundy before he decided to create his own value-based brands that showcase the unique characteristics of California wine regions

sweet red-toned fruit

Reviewed by: Burghound - 90 pts

Since its modest beginnings in a Carneros garage on Cuttings Wharf Road in 1986

this strikes an excellent balance between fruit and tannin

accented by hints of vanilla

A delicate bouquet with a hint of fruity and fragrant aromas

WINEMAKER NOTES Chardonnay is the only barrel fermented white wine at Paradise Springs

Tasting profile:  Crisp

which are characteristic of the cool climate of the Casablanca Valley

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