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Buehler Vineyards 2011 Russian River Valley Chardonnay

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:39:00 GMT

Buehler Vineyards 2011 Russian River Valley Chardonnay
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Our Russian River Chardonnay is born from two vineyards within the Russian River appellation: Wood Vineyard, located on River Rd and River Vineyard, located in the heart of Sonoma’s Russian River Valley on East Side Road. The floral, mineral, and lime aromas and steely structure of the River Vineyard are complemented by the peach and apricot aromas and more fleshy structure of the Wood Vineyard.

Our winemaking philosophy remains the same since we first introduced the Russian River Chardonnay in 1993: less intervention is better in dealing with a delicate variety like chardonnay. Winemaking techniques including sur-lie aging, lees stirring, full malolactic fermentation, and the measured use of some new French oak are employed to bring you this delicious rendition from Sonoma’s premier chardonnay appellation.

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Buehler Vineyards 2011 Napa Valley Zinfandel

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 07:26:00 GMT

Buehler Vineyards 2011 Napa Valley Zinfandel
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The grapes we choose for our 2011 Buehler Vineyards Napa Valley Zinfandel are a mix of those off our estate vineyards and grapes from other select Napa Valley high quality, low-yielding vineyards. Dry-farmed for over 23 years, our 4.5 acre estate block consists of mature thirty-eight year old vines which typically give us around 2.5 tons/acre of beautiful hillside Zinfandel fruit. Interspersed among the head-trained vines are a handful of Petite Sirah vines representing perhaps 5% of the total vines in this block. A traditional field companion to Zinfandel in pre-prohibition California vineyards, Petite Sirah contributes pepper, color, and tannin structure to the wine.

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Buehler Vineyards 2011 Russian River Reserve Chardonnay

Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:09:00 GMT

Buehler Vineyards 2011 Russian River Reserve Chardonnay
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Our search for grapes worthy of producing our Reserve designated chardonnay brought us to the Russian River Valley where cool-climate varieties thrive. The thirty-four-year-old vines of River Vineyard have been the source of our Reserve Chardonnay since 1995.

For our chardonnay program, “Reserve” designates traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques; it also denotes a very limited production wine. Our 2010 Reserve Chardonnay is only sold directly from the winery or through our Wine Club.

After whole-cluster pressing, the juice is settled overnight and then racked directly to French oak barrels (30% new) for a full barrel fermentation. The wine then undergoes the secondary malolactic fermentation which tempers the natural acidity of the Russian River fruit; a fuller bodied wine results. The wine rests, sur lie, for 9 months and the lees are stirred weekly to flesh out the mid-palate to yield a creamy textured, seamless wine. The wine does not leave the barrel until it is racked out and bottled, unfiltered, to ensure that the delicate fresh fruit aromas and creamy texture are preserved.

Varietal chardonnay aromas of peach and citrus blossom are complemented by sur lie notes of crème brulee and graham crackers. On the palate, the wine displays a creamy, lush texture with a long, lingering finish that invites another sip.

David Cronin
Winemaker

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Buehler Vineyards 2010 Papa's Knoll Cabernet Sauvignon

Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:35:00 GMT

Buehler Vineyards 2010 Papa's Knoll Cabernet Sauvignon
Buy Now: $45.00

Historically, we’ve produced one Estate Cabernet Sauvignon at Buehler Vineyards in which we blend wines from various vineyard blocks: a melding of the disparate characteristics into one whole wine. From time to time, we’re tempted to showcase a particular vineyard block for its unique character by bottling it on its own. Beginning with the 2004 vintage, we gave in to the temptation and bottled a very limited amount of wine from Papa's Knoll's vineyard which is only sold directly from the winery or through our wine club.

What is Papa’s Knoll and where is it located? Named after the landform in front of “Papa’s” (The late John Buehler, Sr.) house, this is our oldest vineyard block of Cabernet Sauvignon. The face of the knoll is steeply terraced with an easterly exposure; the top of the knoll is best described as a shallow bowl with no rim on the south side. This three acre block was planted in 1971 and is the only dry-farmed Cabernet block on the estate. The fact that we have to pay the pickers by the hour rather than by the ton to pick this block is testament to the ruggedness and inaccessibility of this block that routinely gives us no more than two tons per acre of grapes.

What differentiates the wines from Papa’s Knoll from our other vineyard blocks? A few terms spring to mind: power, color, depth. If a dark, lushly textured, concentrated wine is your goal, this wine argues that dry-farming old vines is a good way to achieve it.

Papa's Knoll is typically the first block harvested off the Estate; dry-farming as well as the light-cropped nature of this block ensures that it delivers its bounty a full 10-20 days earlier than our other Estate blocks.

Tasting observations: The color is skewed to the blue end of the Cabernet spectrum and is opaque in nature. The aromas hint at black fruit: ripe black cherries and black plums. Enticing barrel qualities of cola spice and a hint of dried tarragon complement the fruit aromas.

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2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Tue, 29 May 2007 10:48:00 GMT

2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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Comprised of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from grapes grown on our estate hillside vineyards (30%) in conjunction with grapes from other mature, high-quality, low-yielding Napa Valley Cabernet vineyards located on the valley floor. We’ve found the resulting blend to produce a wine that displays a broad spectrum of aromas, flavors, and textures that Cabernet can show in the Napa Valley.

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Etched 6 liter of Buehler Vineyards 2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Wed, 3 Nov 2004 09:02:00 GMT

Etched 6 liter of Buehler Vineyards 2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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Etched 6 liter of Buehler Vineyards 2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon in wood box

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2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:37:00 GMT

2010 Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
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Situated in the mountains above Conn Valley and near the base of Howell Mountain, the Buehler Estate vineyards are planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon. The juxtaposed topography of steeply sloped hillsides with eastern exposures against very gently sloping hills with southern and southwestern exposures hints at the tumultuous geologic past of the Estate; extensive faulting resulted in at least three distinct soil types. Not surprisingly, grapes grown on the different soils give different characteristics to the finished wines; these differences are often as great as the differences between various Bordeaux varieties and allow us to blend within the variety of Cabernet Sauvignon to craft a truly multi-faceted Estate wine.

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Etched 3 liter Buehler 2010 Napa Valley ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon

Thu, 8 Jun 2000 14:02:00 GMT

Etched 3 liter Buehler 2010 Napa Valley ESTATE Cabernet Sauvignon
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Etched 3 liter bottle in a wood box.

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Buehler Vineyards 2012 White Zinfandel

Tue, 6 Jun 2000 12:08:00 GMT

Buehler Vineyards 2012 White Zinfandel
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Our means of bringing you consistently delicious wines remains unchanged
since 1983: we hand pick our fruit riper than most producers
and leave less residual sugar. Riper fruit means flavors like wild berries
and strawberries abound. Imagine! A white zinfandel with real zinfandel
berry character and a less sweet, more refreshing taste.

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