<H1>Inwood Estates 2005 Tempranillo "Cornelious" -- Appellation America Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$39.50</B> -- <I><a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/wine-region/Texas-High-Plains.html" target=new>Texas High Plains</a></I> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/flatiron/images/inwood-cornelious-05.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="Inwood Estates 2005 Tempranillo &quot;Cornelious&quot;" NAME="Inwood Estates 2005 Tempranillo &quot;Cornelious&quot;" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> <div style="background-color: #f7f7f7; padding: 15px 5px; border-bottom: 1px dashed #808080;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: #1E347C;">The Accidental Wine:</span><br> The great vintage of 2005 provided a perfect confluence of grapes with excellent chemistry and generous yields. After harvesting and field crushing the Tempranillo-Cabernet bringing that wine to its preferred blending ratio, a substantial amount of <a href="http://wine.appellationamerica.com/grape-varietal/Tempranillo-|-Valdepenas.html"target=_new>Tempranillo</a> was still in the field. <br><br> Therefore, on October 4, harvesting resumed for this special batch. The grapes benefitted greatly from perfect ripening conditions with long hangtime under cool temperatures. The wine was processed into French Oak barrels like all of our wines without a clear plan regarding what we were going to do with it. Inwood Estates was conceived with a committment to the European tradition of blending specifically because the high-mineral conditions of Texas closely resembled that of Europe. Likewise, the famous blends of European wines have been carefully crafted over centuries to maximize wine quality in these settings. <br><br> However, there are some famous exceptions and they often occur with "red-fruit" varieties (pinot noir, tempranillo and sangiovese [see our page on our Tempranillo-Cabernet] ). In the case of our "Cornelious", it became evident that this wine was to be a very different wine than our regular Tempranillo-Cabernet blend, being very soft and velvety as opposed to the more muscular and structured wine with Cabernet added. <br><br> The result is a wine that is almost Pinot-style, but more inky and extracted than Pinot. Its large, powerful nose and mouthfeel reflect the extended ripening. The red-fruit flavors of this wine are less bright than the blend favoring black cherries with a secondary layer of vanilla. There will not be a "Cornelious" every year. 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