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Dark Angel 2022
Points: 98 | Amador County | Limited Vintage
Vol.
14.1
%
ML.
750
ml
Type.
Red
$
$
64.99
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Experience the internationally acclaimed blend of 91% Carménère and 9% Petit Verdot handcrafted by head winemaker Matt Check. This full-bodied wine evokes the nuanced complexity of 19th century, old-world Bordeaux wines. Aged in new and neutral French Oak barrels, the grapes hail from the exclusive Pontin del Roza Vineyard wine growers in Yakima Valley AVA of Washington State.
Description
Experience the internationally acclaimed blend of 91% Carménère and 9% Petit Verdot handcrafted by head winemaker Matt Check. This full-bodied wine evokes the nuanced complexity of 19th century, old-world Bordeaux wines. Aged in new and neutral French Oak barrels, the grapes hail from the exclusive Pontin del Roza Vineyard wine growers in Yakima Valley AVA of Washington State.
Why You’ll Love This Wine
AVA
Yakima Valley, Washington
Oaking/Aging Notes
Aged 17 months meticulously in a balance of new and neutral French Oak barrels to enhance its rich flavor profile. (15% New / 20% 2nd use / 20% 3rd use / 45% Neutral)
Awards
Double Gold - 97pts - Sunset International Wine Comp. - Sonoma
Double Gold - Concours d’vin (presented by Sommcon) San Diego
Recommended Food Pairings
Recommended Food Pairings
Dijon and herb crusted rack of lamb
Winemakers Notes
Winemaker
Matt Check, Head Winemaker
Winemaker's Notes
The Dark Angel is the epitome of what spurred my winemaking career. Highlighting the Carménère grape has always been a focus of my style as I believe it to be one of the most expressive varieties and I truly appreciate its ability to age for a long time and gracefully become even more special with every year in the bottle. One of the greatest parts of the Dark Angel program is the source, Pontin del Roza Vineyard. This vineyard is a great showing of how relationships are the key to the amazing sources we get to make our wonderful wines from.
Product Description
Tasting Notes
About This Wine
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Food Pairings
blue cheese, dry aged beef or leaner cuts of beef, vegetables like turnips, spinach, portobella mushrooms, onion
blue cheese, dry aged beef or leaner cuts of beef, vegetables like turnips, spinach, portobella mushrooms, onion
Glassware
Full-bodied Red Wine Glass—The ample size of this glass allows the bouquet to fully develop. It emphasizes the fruit by down playing the bitter qualities of the tannin and allows wines to achieve balance.
Full-bodied Red Wine Glass—The ample size of this glass allows the bouquet to fully develop. It emphasizes the fruit by down playing the bitter qualities of the tannin and allows wines to achieve balance.
Serving Instructions
Open 30min prior to serving. Serve at Room Temperature
Open 30min prior to serving. Serve at Room Temperature
Shipping
We offer country-wide shipping.
Difficulty Level
Fast-growing and easy to care for, this is a great choice for beginner aquascape enthusiasts. Does not require CO2 supplementation.
Return & Exchange
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Tasting Notes
The color of this wine is truly representative of the dense deep purple pigmentation of the grape and presents itself in the glass as dense deep violet. The complex aromas of this wine showcase smoky hatch chilis, grilled poblano peppers, wet white pepper, quill ink, floral notes of violets at peak performance, sage butter, fresh sauteed peppers, earthy aromas and seared game meat. On the palate this wine pushes forward with well rounded blackberry, black fruits, oiled leather, green pepper skins, and a hint of crushed black pepper and rich soil in the heat of a summer day.
Special Notes About Dark Angel Region/Varietal
The Dark Angel is a single vineyard sourced, age-worthy wine from the Pontin del Roza vineyard in the heart of Yakima Valley wine region near Prosser, WA, just west of Walla Walla. The Pontin del Roza vineyard is 100% dedicated to Cellar Beast Winehouse. Year to year this wine is specially blended with Carménère being the primary wine grape variety and Petit Verdot has the supporting blending roll bringing out more earthy notes, black fruits, and dark chocolate. In the 2022 vintage the final blend was selected at 91% Carménère and 9% Petit Verdot. The distinct variety Carménère was an original varietal wine of Bordeaux until a phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century, when it was lost to Europe and later rediscovered in the South American country side at harvest time after a case of mistaken identity. Today, Carménère flourishes in the Colchagua Valley and the Rapel Valley of Chile, as the Chilean wine industry is now the largest producer of this distinct variety
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