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2013 Stolpman La Croce

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

92-94The Wine Advocate

...serious notes of black raspberries, cassis, pepper, smoked herbs and tobacco leaf to go with a savory, structured, nicely concentrated feel on the palate.

90Wine Enthusiast

...shows cooked blackberries, baked plums, balsamic vinaigrette and black rocks on the nose. The palate is juicy and energetic, blending dark fruit with bright acidity, coffee and caramel flavors, with strong tannins for structure.

17Jancis Robinson

Delicious. Nice concentration with depth, complexity, and harmony...offers a good balance of structure, density, and generosity with focus... Notes of dusty red and purple fruit with integrated anise and just a hint of pepper, a lifting violet aromatic and pleasing earthiness throughout. Supple tannins and mouth-watering acidity with nice persistence.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast

Central Coast AVA is a huge wine producing area that extends from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco in the north. With more than 100,000 vineyard acres, it includes parts of six counties near the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 20 smaller AVAs lie within the Central Coast AVA. Central Coast earned appellation status in 1985. Included in the appellation are parts of the counties of Contra Costa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Nearly every grape varietal grown in California is grown somewhere in the Central Coast AVA, though Chardonnay accounts for nearly 50% of the entire wine grape crop.