A super summertime sipper with a spicy nose of strawberry, raspberry and spice. Crisp acidity will get the mouth watering with flavors of strawberry, rhubarb, raspberry, cinnamon and baking spice. This rosé does need a few minutes to open in the glass to reach its full potential. Buy This Wine
A very nice for the price Chardonnay opening with a nose red apple, ripe pineapple and spice. Flavors abound with red apple, pear, ripe pineapple, tropicals, citrus, oaky vanilla, baking spice, minerality and just enough buttery goodness to round out the mouth-feel without being overpowering. Buy This Wine
A beautifully drinking wine with a rich nose of dark cherry and raspberry with notes of tobacco box. Fully ripe with clean flavors of cherry, plum, red berry with hints of coca and vanilla. Wonderfully balanced offering mouth watering acidity and supple tannins. Buy This Wine
This near-perfect patio sipper opens with a subtle nose of red apple which transcends to the palate with flavors of apple pie, pear, white peach, baking spice and a hint of yeastiness. Left on lees for 6 months resulting in a soft round mouth-feel with crisp acidity.
Kristy Melton
First female winemaker in Clos Du Val’s 40-year history
How does a rodeo queen from West Texas transition from a career as an immunology researcher at the National Institutes of Health to ultimately becoming one of the up and coming Next-Gen Napa Valley winemakers, all by the age of 31?
We met Kristy Melton, Clos Du Val’s first female winemaker in it’s 40-year history, at a small tasting in Austin earlier this summer. As she says later in this interview, she is not the stereo-typical “older man with dirty work boots and a dog by my side” winemaker. We enjoyed her youthful enthusiasm and passion for winemaking, not to mention her sharp wit. Kristy Melton may not be a winemaking name you know today…No doubt however, it is a name you will be hearing much more about very soon. Continue reading »
