Local Vintners' Showcase

Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey

Peter Creasey
Interesting tasting that featured local vintners...

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. . . . Pete
 
Jim, I already went.

And, yes, the Dom de la Cote wines were the wines of the evening on my card, especially by far, in my view, the Dom de la Cote "La Cote". These were a new experience for me and were most impressive.

. . . . Pete
 
Agreed.
Sashi Moorman is the winemaker and, despite the fact the he also makes the Sandhi chards, I think he may be about as good a winemaker as is working in the Americas.
Of course, the Sandhi stuff is made for Raj Parr so he's not totally in charge.
Best, jim
 
originally posted by Florida Jim: Sashi Moorman is the winemaker and, despite the fact the he also makes the Sandhi chards, I think he may be about as good a winemaker as is working in the Americas.
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Jim, I found some time to learn more about La Cote and Sashi Moorman and ran across an interesting interview in Decanter magazine...

‘Graceful is very difficult to do in California,’ agreed Moorman, ‘but the style is what I cut my teeth on in Europe. Terroir matters to me, but winemaking style also plays a big role. My style has changed too, from more extracted, oaky wines to those that show a lighter touch. And I no longer age reds in new oak. Tasting with Rajat helped me make that transition. But it’s still hard to learn to leave stuff behind during fermentation, to grasp that you don’t need to extract absolutely everything. No one in California talks about elegance, but in a place like Côte-Rôtie most producers deliver it effortlessly. It intrigues me. How does it happen: that collective consciousness in the northern Rhône or Burgundy that puts elegance rather than power and concentration at the top of the list?’
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He reportedly likes to pick earlier thereby holding down the alcohol and extraction and producing a more nimble Pinot Noir (but without any greenness).

It's easy to see why I was so taken with his La Cote bottling.

. . . . Pete
 
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