Rutherford Estate Vineyard Merlot 2009
by St. Supery on March 5, 2012
We just released the St. Supery Napa Valley, Rutherford Estate Vineyard Merlot 2009. Intense and well-structured, this wine has rich berry notes with soft, fine tannins on the finish. Grown on our Rutherford Estate Vineyard in Napa Valley, the grapes for this 100% Merlot were handpicked for the highest quality fruit. Matured for 19 months in 100% French Oak barrels, this wine will age gracefully for years to come. Pair with a decadent chocolate torte or enjoy with a hearty lamb stew. Check out our website www.stsupery.com for more recipes and other helpful hints when pairing wine!
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Grapes and Rain
by St. Supery on October 6, 2011
Cabernet Grapes, Dollarhide
I had a chance to have a quick chat with our winemaker today, Michael Scholz, about harvest and rain. He was quite happy to report that all of our whites are in and “in a good place”. Normally when you say something or someone is “in a good place” that means they have shuffled off some sort of coil–usually the mortal kind–but in this case, it is a very nice thing indeed, and it brings the promise of outstanding white wines for 2011.
Most of our reds, however, remain on the vine. They are safe for now, as you can see from this shot of a nice and happy cluster of cabernet grapes, but Michael really wants to see some warm and dry weather for the rest of October.
I was expecting some doom and gloom from him but he was positive (as always!) and seemed quite confident that this year was going to be good, no matter what. But, give us some dry warm weather for the next couple of weeks and he believes it could be extraordinary. Sugars are looking great, but he would like to see some more ripening in terms of both flavor and tannin development. Lots of rain can dilute these important components as the vines take up extra water, but a little rain also makes the vines happy, so right now everything is brilliant.
But keep sending us good luck and positive, non-rain vibes!
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Dropping Second Crop
August 9, 2011Geoff Gatto, St. Supéry’s Director of Vineyard Operations, sent us a quick update from our Napa Valley Estate Vineyard, Dollarhide: “Vineyard work has finally begun to slow down. Workers are finishing dropping second crop (small clusters which develop much later than the primary clusters). Once verasion advances a little further we will drop unripe clusters.” [...]
Bird hatching in our Chardonnay!
July 22, 2011Geoff Gatto, St. Supery’s Director of Vineyard Operations, took this incredible picture today in our Napa Green Certified Rutherford Estate Vineyard: “We are still in the process of removing leaves in certain blocks. Shoot positioning has been completed, hopefully for the last time (with all the soil moisture we have had extended periods of rapid [...]
Growing Shoots!
July 8, 2011Geoff Gatto, St. Supery’s Director of Vineyard Operations, sent us a quick update this morning from his perspective at our Napa Valley estate vineyard, Dollarhide: “Vineyard workers are still hard at work positioning the rapidly growing shoots. We have just begun to remove leaves, starting in the Chardonnay. This opens the canopy allowing more sunlight [...]
Savor Sauvignon Blanc on June 24
June 23, 2011Friday, June 24, 2011, is not only the first Friday of summer (hence worthy of toasting in any case), it is #SauvBlanc day. What is #SauvBlanc Day? It’s a whole day, in all time zones, to celebrate a wine, in this case, one of our favorites, Sauvignon Blanc. St. Supéry hatched this concept back in 2009 [...]
Come on out, sun!
June 9, 2011Geoff Gatto, St. Supery’s Director of Vineyard Operations, sent us a quick update this morning from his perspective at our Napa Valley estate vineyard, Dollarhide: “With rain finally ending, the temperatures are starting to rise again. Suckering is almost complete, with crews tucking the rapidly growing shoots into the wire as they go. Bloom is [...]
Wayne Thiebaud Art Exhibition at St. Supéry
April 5, 2011World-renowned painter Wayne Thiebaud will be featured at the St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery Art Gallery in Rutherford, California from April 5 – June 30, 2011. Titled “Mountains,” this will be the first Thiebaud exhibition ever shown in the Napa Valley. The free, public show will be open 7 days a week from 10 [...]
Pruner Extraordinaire, our own Benjamin Vega-Trejo
March 24, 2011We are pleased to congratulate Mr. Benjamin Vega-Trejo, part of our vineyard team at St. Supery, for winning first place at this year’s Napa County pruning contest. Benjamin has worked for St. Supery since October 2001. Aside from being a pruning expert, Benjamin helps with all facets of vineyard work at our Dollarhide and Rutherford estates. [...]
Impress friends, cook like a rock star, drink great wine!
December 7, 2010
Do you love great parties? Do you yearn for great wine? Do you live for making new recipes from top chefs with which to wow and impress your friends and family? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then St. Supéry’s wine club just might be for you. Sold already? The [...]
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