Time for me to get around to writing up our visits to vineyards during our April trip to Northern CA! Sadly, I didn’t remember to take my camera out much on this trip, so pictures are pretty limited. But the wines are still well worth talking about. We make it a point to swing by David Coffaro whenever we are in the area. We first encountered David Coffaro 6 years ago on our honeymoon and have been buying wine futures there ever since. Good thing we stopped by this time as they kindly reminded us we had yet to pick up our futures from 2 years ago. We got to do a bit of barrel tasting of some of the futures we bought for the 2011 vintage as well as a couple wines already in bottle.
2009 Terre Melange $30: very spicy, peppery, red fruit, cherry, raspberry, strawberry.
2009 Zinfandel $30: chocolate, pepper, blueberry, blackberry, black cherry, spice.
2009 Petite Sirah $30: very dark fruit, earth, spice, blackberry, pepper, cocoa.
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon $38: very tannic, red fruit, red currants, dark strawberry, dark berries, spice.
2009 Block 4 $38: mint, spice, black raspberry, black cherry, earth.
I didn’t take any notes on the barrel samples, but my notebook is covered with red circles as a reminder of them! Be sure to check out David Coffaro if you are in Dry Creek Valley. Buying futures from the winery has been one of the most cost effective ways I’ve stocked my cellar full of wine.
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Sonadora,
We stumbled across David Coffaro while visiting the Dry Creek Valley last July. Coffaro just seems to get it. The people are friendly, knowledgeable, humble, and without pretense. The wine is excellent and nicely priced. I came home with a bottle of the Terre Melange, which sadly, has already been disposed of.
Nick
Thanks for dropping a comment Nick. I love the folks at Coffaro, always worth a visit. Can’t beat the prices either!