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2004 CRISTALLO

CRISTALLO
Cost: $ 12.49 each, $ 149.88 per case of 12

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Awards

Bronze Medal - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition - 2006
Silver Medal - Pacific Rim International Wine Competition - 2006
Silver Medal - Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition - 2006
Bronze Medal - Amador County Fair Wine Competition - 2007

CRISTALLO Wine Information

Varietal Composition: The dominant grape in our Cristallo blend is the Georgian  Rkatsiteli, widely planted in eastern Europe. A grape of very high quality, its wines are seldom exported. We combine it ( at about 70-85%) with Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio and Melon de Bourgogne. Melon is the sole variety in the Loire wine known as Muscadet, sometimes referred to as the quintessential “oyster wine”.

What it resembles: This is our most unique wine and is hard to pin down a similar wine made by others. Some have said it’s like a Rielsing/Gewurztraminer blend. It is dry, crisp, taut, and relatively full-bodied; fruit tends towards apples, pears, and sometimes more exotic fruits. Can acquire a Burgundian quality to the finish after some time in bottle.


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