un grand millésime demande du temps, malheureusement beaucoup de vins ne sont toujours pas finis et degustable en début d’année ; fermentation pas terminée et fermentation malolactique languissante, beaucoup de vins n’ont pu être présenter lors de la dégustation. mais celle ci nous donne déjà un bel éclairage du millésime .

CLOS MONT-OLIVET CH9 ROUGE 18,5/19

VIEUX DONJON CH9 18/18,5

BOSQUET DES PAPES CH9 17/17,5

VIGNOBLES MAYARD CH9 16,5/17 blanc 17/18

LE CLOS DU CAILLOU CH9 16/17

DOMAINE SAINT DAMIEN GIGONDAS 15,5/16,5

DOMAINE DES BOSQUET GIGONDAS 15/15,5

DOMAINE MABY TAVEL 13,5/14 LIRAC rg 14,5 blanc 13,5

CHATEAU DE NAGES costières 13,5 blanc 14

VIGNOBLES MICHEL GASSIER blanc 14

ORATOIRE SAINT MARTIN blanc 14,5

CHATEAU DE VAUDIEU lirac blanc 14

DOMAINE DES ESCARAVAILLES rasteau 14

constant duquesnoy vinsobre 13

A7 APRIL 28-29TH, 2017

Halter Ranch Vineyards & Winery
8910 Adelaida Road, Paso Robles, CA 93446 map
Fri. April 28th & Sat. April 29th, 2017

Program

A7 will host an intimate, educational, invitation-only gathering of Rhône-style producers & growers this year April 28-29th at Halter Ranch in Paso Robles, CA. Official program to be announced soon. Lineup includes:

Philippe Cambie– the “God of Grenache” according to Robert Parker
Puech-Haut (Languedoc)-“Easily one of the top estates in the Languedoc (if not southern France)” (Jeb Dunnuck)
Domaine des Bosquets (Gigondas)- Stunning wines from Gigondas. WA gave their 2015 top cuvees- 95-99pts. Family also owns Vaudieu in Chateauneuf du Pape.
Font du Loup (Chateauneuf du Pape)- Amazing vertical of Puy Rolland 100% old vine grenache.
Lorgeril– 9th generation winemakers spanning 6 family estates. Very well known in France, virtually unknown in USA. Have an estate, “Little Versailles of Languedoc” built for King Louis the 13th.
Viticulture Seminar- Michael Larner (Larner Vineyard)

Friday April 28th

10 am – 4:00 pm: Seminars at Halter Ranch | map
7pm: Dinner/ After Party: Terry Hoage- TH Estate Wines | map
* Bring wines to share that inspire you

Saturday, April 29th, 10am- 4pm

10 am – 4:00 pm: Seminars at Halter Ranch | map
7pm Dinner/ After Party at Herman Story | map
* Bring wines to share that inspire you

Please remember that space is extremely limited and each invitee is allotted 3 tickets on a first-come, first-served basis. The list is invite only for wine producers, viticulturists, and industry professionals. Please do not tell other people about the event. The best way to ensure your space at this event is to purchase tickets early; every year it sells out.

Thank you for your continued support of A7. Please feel free to reach out to us with any questions about the upcoming event. See you in Paso soon!

Sasha Verhage

Sasha@enowines.com
(415) 515-7227

Anthony Yount

Anthony@dennervineyards.com

Jordan Fiorentini

Jordan@epochwines.com