Caymus Suisun The Walking Fool Zinfandel Blend 750mlThe latest red blend from winemaker Jenny Wagner is named for great great grandfather Johannes Glos who arrived in Napa Valley in the 1800s. and He soon earned the nickname The Walking Fool for his good natured personality and easy grin as he walked down into the Valley from his homestead on Howell Mountain. This blend of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah is a silky red with an earthy bouquet of wood, cigar box and sweet spice. The palate is lively with

planted in 1987 to UC Davis clones of Pinot Noir

the American market

while measured oak lends structure without sweetness

perfectly matches its climate

once described as “America’s best French Restaurant” and winner of Conde Nast's 1994 poll in for “best restaurant in the country

It is also intense

where there is 85% stones and gravel covered by limestone and some silt and sand that provide red fruit freshness and a delicate and elegant balance

98 points James Suckling

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Our example today is Guillaume Gonnet Cote du Rhone Blanc “Le Reveur

To me it makes perfect sense that one so revered by his own peers should also be making such stellar wine