Purple Cow Vineyards

Gabriela will return soon.....

No, I'm not talking about my daughter Gabriela....she's in Puerto Rico starting grad school on August 10th.  I'm talking about Gabriela the wine -it's back!

 

Our 2006 Gabriela was one of our most appreciated wines, its rich color, nose and spicy, peppery finish winning lots of fans and a dedicated following.

 

We're bottling our 2007 Gabriela the weekend of August 1st. It's a completely different blend of grapes than the '06 Gaby.  It includes Malbec, Mourvedre, Tempranillo and Pinot Noir. We actually think it's better than the '06 Gaby, retaining its endearing pepper, spices and finish with a bit more nose and fruit on the palate. Look for a release date in the early Fall.

 

-Galo-

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2006 Gabriela Overview

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet Franc.  I even tried planting it.  The plants never performed well on my site, and the gap was so big that I haven't tried any of the changes the resulted in successful Tempranillo.  I really think it just likes more heat to be the style of Cab Franc I like.

No sense in crying about it.  We just brought some in from Southern Oregon.  Even there, it's a little cool for it.  So we merged it with some Cabernet Sauvingon.

The name comes from Galo's daughter.  It suits her nicely.  Sweet and spicy at the same time.

I love this wine.  It's soft for Cab, but the aromas are rich.  Furthermore, it's a lovely change of pace from Pinot Noir and Tempranillo when you want a wine that has more bell pepper and pineapple instead of berries on the nose.

2006 Gabriela bottled

What a great time. I do not relish the thought of using the automated line later in the winter for the Muscat and Tempranillo, because we so enjoy the manual bottling work. We bottled Gabriela (60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Cabernet Sauvingon) on December 30th.  It really turned out well. We'll take it to Newport and have a local party during Spring Break.

We also bottled the 2006 Marechal Foch. That will be available to the Wine Club as soon as we're satisfied with the post-bottling recovery.

105 cases produced.