Kenwood Red Table Wine 2005
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Using the cuvée winemaking method, each vineyard lot is kept separate throughout fermentation and aging. This enhances the individual flavors of each vineyard. After fermenting in stainless steel tanks, the wine is aged in a combination of French and American oak barrels for 18 months.
Enjoy the full, fruit flavors of Kenwood's Red Table Wine with chicken, pasta, veal and pork dishes.
"There's great value in this dry, full-bodied red wine. The winery hasn't revealed what varieties it's blended with, but it shows nobility in the firm tannins, fine structure and deep flavors of blackberries, currants, chocolate, herbs and tobacco, finished with sweet oak." 87 Points,
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Located in the heart of the Sonoma Valley, Kenwood Vineyards is dedicated to producing premium wines truly representative of Sonoma County’s world-class vineyards.
Kenwood Vineyards was established in 1970 in the former Pagani Brothers Winery, a historic cellar dating back to 1906. Thoroughly refurbished and modernized, the facility now boasts more than 125 stainless steel fermenting tanks and large oak uprights, and 20,000 small French and American oak barrels, all devoted to Kenwood Vineyards’ “small lot” style of winemaking.
In addition to the 22-acre vineyard surrounding the winery, Kenwood Vineyards sources grapes from dozens of vineyards – many farmed sustainably, using natural soil amendments and pest controls whenever possible rather than chemicals - in Sonoma County’s best appellations, including Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley and Sonoma Mountain. Each lot from each vineyard is kept separate throughout the winemaking process, enabling the winemaker to bring it to its fullest potential. This “small lot” or “cuvee” style of winemaking also enables the winemaker to draw on an exceptionally broad “palette” to assemble wines that showcase classic character, subtle complexity and superb balance. As a result, every Kenwood Vineyards wine – whether Table Wine Series, Sonoma Series, Reserve, Jack London Vineyard or Artist Series – is consistent in quality and consistently delicious.