Three Wine Company - Bigelow Carignane 2014
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Three Wine Company - Bigelow Carignane 2014
This Carignane is dark black and blue color to the edge, with aromas of cherry, baking spice, and black tea. This savory wine rounds out the palate with dried cranberries, cherry, and supple tannins.
--------THE PRODUCER--------
Three Wine Company
Three Wine Company is much more than a business. It is a family winery focused on sustainable growing, coupled with a hands-on wine experience. Winemaker Matt Cline’s philosophy is that: the dirt, the micro-climate, and sustainable wine growing (from vineyard to bottle) form the cornerstone of good winemaking, and is in every bottle Three produces.
Matt Cline is a 30+ year veteran to the business is still personally sampling each of the vineyards used in their wines, even though he could leave it to an intern or assistant to do. Matt’s wife and business partner Erin, is the tasting room General Manager, as well as managing online sales and business. As partners, Matt and Erin collaborate on everything from names and labels to the upcoming varietal productions.
Additionally, Three has a passion for preserving and educating on the historic varietals to California, such as Zinfandel, Mataro, and Carignane. In 2014 Cline with an alliance with the City of Oakley, and a large group of environmental and historical enthusiasts stood up to the State of California and saved a historic and high-quality vineyard. This vineyard is a wonderful example of sustainable agriculture as well as a relic of growers and winemakers from previous generations, and is found in Three's Lucchesi Carignane, SMC, CMZ, the Field Blend (at around 35-40%), and blended in our Zinfandels in small percentages.
Matt Cline is a 30+ year veteran to the business is still personally sampling each of the vineyards used in their wines, even though he could leave it to an intern or assistant to do. Matt’s wife and business partner Erin, is the tasting room General Manager, as well as managing online sales and business. As partners, Matt and Erin collaborate on everything from names and labels to the upcoming varietal productions.
Additionally, Three has a passion for preserving and educating on the historic varietals to California, such as Zinfandel, Mataro, and Carignane. In 2014 Cline with an alliance with the City of Oakley, and a large group of environmental and historical enthusiasts stood up to the State of California and saved a historic and high-quality vineyard. This vineyard is a wonderful example of sustainable agriculture as well as a relic of growers and winemakers from previous generations, and is found in Three's Lucchesi Carignane, SMC, CMZ, the Field Blend (at around 35-40%), and blended in our Zinfandels in small percentages.
--------THE REGION--------
California
California is the United States of America's largest and most important wine region. It produces 90% of the USA's total production - with the fair majority of that being red wines. Since it is 'always sunny in California' it is the perfect region to grow red grapes that need a lot of heat to ripen up. This has lead to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and an Italian grape varietal: Primitivo (Californian's call in Zinfandel) to being the most important red grapes. Chardonnay is the leading white followed by Sauvignon Blanc.
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