This is a very interesting red wine, most of the grapes are sourced from the William Hill estate vineyard, with additional grapes coming from Monte Rosso, Thomann Station, Sage Canyon, and Snows Lake vineyards. These vineyards all have distinctive soils which add to the complexity of this wine.
William Hill Estate is part of the Gallo Group, which gives the winemakers access to over 3000 acres of vineyards. The website says Bordeaux varieties make up the blend, but I could only find data on 2 of the grapes used to make this wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, and 24% Petite Syrah.
So I'm not really sure what they used to create this wine, but it's tasty.
It opens with notes of cherry, blueberries, black cherry with a spicy note in the nose. The palate is a bit restrained at first, but after 30 minutes developed matching flavors along with hints of blackberries. The nose developed a hint of tobacco leaf, maybe licorice. And the wine has some tannins on the finish, but nothing that a food with some fat in it wouldn't offset.
I tried some extra sharp Cheddar and good Parmesan with this, both were good but I liked the Cheddar better. Meat lasagna, red sauce pasta, grilled steak, beef stew, oven roasted chicken dinner, and prime rib would all be good with this wine.
There is a limited amount of this wine available in the NH Liquor system, the West Lebanon Liquor outlet has 12 bottles, and there are a few other stores that have it.
The price is $17.49 per bottle, there is also a case sale that gives you an additional 15% off on 12 or more bottles, which drops the price to $14.87.... a great price for a wine that normally retails for $35.00.
Cheers!
Ed
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