Deloach

[brappy]

Just had lunch with Mr. Greg La Follette. He took over the wine-making at Deloach back in '04. What an impressive guy! One of the wines showed was an '02 Sauvignon Blanc. he said when he was hired this wine was still in tanks and was a bit tired. He did something I've never heard of(Which probably isn't hard to do with my limited knowledge). He refermented the wine. He said the wine had some(very little) residual sugar so he added some(under 5%) late harvest traminer and refermented until dry. The result was/is quite amazing. The nose of the wine screams fresh, which is odd for an '02, with white fruits. White Grapefruit, white peach etc say hello with the nose, and is confirmed with the palate. This was done with the '02 only and I can only say WOW!

I'll be interested to see how these wines come along. The winery is now owned by a French family, I believe out of Burgundy. Several QPRs are in the portfolio. I would say "several values" but I tasted and found quality enough to buy for my home.

Anyway, really enjoyed talking to a very intelligent guy who has enough passion for wine making that it seems to just rub off on you.

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