Agharta Cataclysm 2009

Rhone White Blends from North Coast, California

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Product Details

Varietal

Rhone White Blends

Region

North Coast, California

Producer

Agharta

Vintage

2009

Size

750ML

ABV

13.9%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

A hazy deep golden appearance in the glass is the first hint that this is something unique. The aromas confirm just that with a honeyed, marzipan and white flower display of richness while the pear pit, lychee and apple blossom indicate some freshness and lightness. In the mouth richly textured with sweet pears, fruit cocktail and honey that lingers until the spicy white fruit and fig flavors tighten up the sweetness and add a tangy grip of grape tannins and peach marmalade. Exotic and voluptuous while being bone dry and dense the wine benefits from air and is built to age effortlessly for many years and continue to develop and become even more exotic in the bottle.

Blend: 43% Marsanne, 33% Viognier, 24% Roussanne

Agharta

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"Agharta Wines is the continuation of a project that I began in 2002. Utilizing the lowest yielding vineyards that produce the most intensely concentrated wines and age them in barrel until they ‘unfold’ and start to reveal secondary nuance. This process is unsettling at times as the wines could prove to need many years to mature and evolve in barrel until I feel they are ready to be bottled." ~Pax Mahle

Rhône White Blends

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Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.

North Coast Wine

California

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Reaching up California's coastline and into its valleys north of San Francisco, the North Coast AVA includes six counties: Marin, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake. While Napa and Sonoma enjoy most of the glory, the rest produce no shortage of quality wines in an intriguing and diverse range of styles.

Climbing up the state's rugged coastline, the chilly Marin County, just above the City and most of Sonoma County, as well as Mendocino County on the far north end of the North Coast successfully grow cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and in some spots, Riesling. Inland Lake County, on the other hand, is considerably warmer, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc produce some impressive wines with affordable price tags.

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