2008 Clements Hills Cabernet Franc
$26/Bottle Retail
250 cases produced
12 bottle purchase price reflects a 15% case discount
Duende owes a good deal of its early success to the visionary planting and farming in remote area of northen california. This a 100% cabernet franc from a twenty-five year old vineyard between lodi and the sierra foothills. Red dirt, morning fog, hot days, cold nights. Dark berries, plums, and currents on the nose. A full, broad palate of ripe fruit, tannin, spice, and iron on the finish. This wine wants red meat, a few years in the cellar, or both. Irresistible.
2008 Russian River Syrah
$22/Bottle Retail
150 cases produced
12 bottle purchase price reflects a 15% case discount
The grapes for our Syrah came from a single vineyard in the far-western expanses of the Russian River Valley. A cool-climate style of Syrah, as opposed to the super dark, over extracted, jammy style that has become so prevalent on the Syrah/Shiraz scene. This Syrah is of lighter complexion, with all the spice, earth and mouth watering acidity that the Rhone Region of Southeastern France is famous for.
With a big, gamey nose and beautiful fruit, this Syrah is the perfect wine to share with friends and family. The acids and tannins blend wonderfully in this wine, making it delicious now while giving it the ability to age for several years.
2010 Tempranillo Rose
$15/ Bottle Retail
139 Cases Produced
12 bottle purchase price reflects a 15% case discount
Duende Estate Grown, Produced and Bottled in Alexander Valley, our first such bottling.
This beautiful and crisp Rosé, salmon in color and high in tangy acidity, is made from one of the few Tempranillo vineyards on the western facing slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains. This is a true Rosé, made with black grapes that were crushed and pressed off the skins prior to fermentation.
Unlike the many rosé wines from California that gave pink wine a bad reputation, our Rosé is bone dry, with no residual sugar, and lots of minerality and juicy acidity. The underlying fruit notes are of strawberry and kiwi, but be warned- if your idea of a good Pink Wine is white Zin, you’re sure to be disappointed in this effort.