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Greetings From Philo & Healdsburg!
We trust this message finds each of you doing well and enjoying 2008. We wanted to let you know that we are in the middle of shipping the Spring 2008 Esterlina Enophiles Wine Club packages. Almost all of you will be receiving the 2006 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, along with a bottle of either the 2007 Riesling or the 2004 Zinfandel (depending upon your choice of "red" or "combo" shipments).
The 2006 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is exceptionally good. We believe it is as good as any wine we have ever released. After you get your shipment, let it settle for a bit, then try it. When you do, you will want to order more promptly. Like the 2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, we will sell out of the 2006 vintage quickly.
Finally, as always, when our wine club members order two or more cases during the discount period (from now until May 31, 2008), they save an extra 5%. Yep, members get a total discount of 25% on multiple case orders! Great wine, enticing prices.
Thank you for being a loyal Esterlina Enophiles Wine Club Member. See you later this year!
2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Winners
2005 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
2006 Cole Ranch Riesling
2004 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Award Winners
2005 Chardonnay Russian River Valley
SF Chronicle Wine Competition
WineJudging.com
TOP 100 WINES
The Best of the West By
Jon Bonné with Lynne Char Bennett
December 2007
2006 Esterlina Cole Ranch Riesling - Sole owners of the smallest appellation in the nation (Cole Ranch), the Sterling family farms an impressive patch of Riesling. Their own bottling shone this year, with lots of talc and peach on the nose, slight citrus overtones and an evident finesse. Balanced acidity from this extremely cool site defines the wine and lifts the finish.
The Sterling Family - The Industry Model of Growing A Family Business
Off a beaten path in a city called Philo is a well known family treasure. Esterlina, Spanish for Sterling and an apt name for a winery, is the heart of the Sterling family's vineyards and winemaking business. Originally based in Anderson Valley on California's Mendocino Coast, Esterlina has vineyards in sought-after appellations including the Anderson, Russian River, and Alexander Valleys. The family exclusively owns America's smallest AVA (American Viticultural Area), Cole Ranch in Ukiah, California, from which it harvests fruit for Esterlina's world class Rieslings, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
2005 An Elegant Year for California Pinot Noir
“When it comes to specific regions in 2005, I
give the highest marks to Anderson Valley...Anderson Valley and Monterey are the smallest appellations, in both acreage and number of bottlings, yet
both are making exquisite wines. ... As recently as five years ago, few would
have dreamed that Golden-State-grown Pinot Noir could produce so many stunning
wines this many years in a row. Who could ask for more?” James Laube, September 30, 2007 | Rating California Pinot Noir VintagesAnderson Valley 2005: 94-96 points “Sleek, balanced and elegant; ripe at lower alcohol levels. Drink or hold.” 2004: 96 points “Extends the hot streak; a warm, early year,
with ripe, concentrated, deeply flavored wines.
Drink or hold.” |