Chardonnays, oaked or not, often have the typical coloring of a white wine more akin to straw in the realm of yellows and whites. Chardonnays usually have nice fruits even if they have to fight against a little bit of oak. The 2006 Varaison Vineyards Chardonnay “Crème Brulée” is not anywhere near your typical chardonnay.
Varaison Vineyards in Palisade managed to get three bottles of its wine poured at a U.S. Department of Agriculture wine tasting at the in Paris. Two were merlots. Varaison bottles more than one each year, labeling each based on the single vineyard on East Orchard Mesa were harvested from.
Just a few blocks from the central downtown of Palisade stands a century-old Victorian home with rows of seemingly unkempt vines in its backyard. Welcome to Varaison Vineyards, where abnormal to the local wine industry is normal.
Drinking two wines produced by the same person using the same grape that just happens to be from different vineyards is always an interesting note of comparison. The only difference between the two should generally be the soil and other terrior factors that differ from vineyard to vineyard.
Here’s what we already know about the Boulder Creek VIP Reserve: Doug Frost named it one of the top vinifera reds in the United States as part of his annual and esteemed Jefferson Cup Invitational, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture thought enough of it to bring it to a tasting in Paris. This 2006 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot (50/50) has some serious pedigree for a Colorado wine. It lives up to the accolades.
Chardonnays, oaked or not, often have the typical coloring of a white wine more akin to straw in the realm of yellows and whites. Chardonnays usually have nice fruits even if they have to fight against a little bit of oak. The 2006 Varaison Vineyards Chardonnay “Crème Brulée” is not anywhere near your typical chardonnay.
Varaison Vineyards
Just a few blocks from the central downtown of Palisade stands a century-old Victorian home with rows of seemingly unkempt vines in its backyard. Welcome to Varaison Vineyards, where abnormal to the local wine industry is normal.
Drinking two wines produced by the same person using the same grape that just happens to be from different vineyards is always an interesting note of comparison. The only difference between the two should generally be the soil and other terrior factors that differ from vineyard to vineyard.
Here’s what we already know about the Boulder Creek VIP Reserve: Doug Frost named it one of the top vinifera reds in the United States as part of his annual and esteemed Jefferson Cup Invitational, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture thought enough of it to bring it to a tasting in Paris. This 2006 blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot (50/50) has some serious pedigree for a Colorado wine. It lives up to the accolades.
