Uncategorized – The Big Boss

Boomer

MRA — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:46:15 +0000

2010 Wine Tree Farm, Sierra Foothills AVA Syrah. I’ve been buying Corrine’s Amador Syrah for years now as a component of my GSM, and have always liked it. I choose her New World clone over the French. This Syrah was co-fermented with about 10% Viogner. And it’s BOOMIN!. 3 Cases produced. Artwork by Michelangelo.

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The Scarecrow

MRA — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:40:19 +0000

“The Scarecrow” is what I call my 2010 Steruds Vineyard, Oakley CA, SF Bay AVA, Century old vines Carignane. Old Man Sterud claims that this vineyard of Care-i-ghin (as he pronounced it) was planted by a ’49er ancestor of his who gave up on the gold. If you’ve seen the massive trunks on these [...]

2010 Wilderotter Zin

MRA — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 18:41:28 +0000

The Wilderotter Zin is the staple wine here at The Big Boss; We have made it every year and not only does it make a fantastic wine, it also brings us medals every time we enter it in the California State Faire. This year, the grapes were overly sweet – I did a saingée and [...]

2011 Viogner

MRA — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 01:32:01 +0000

I buy Viogner grapes so I can make a better Syrah by doing a co-ferment with the skins. Rather than just throw the juice away; I make a crisp clean whit wine. The 2010 won a Bronze at the CA state faire, so I guess I’m doing it right. 2 Cases produced

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2011 Big Boss Pink

MRA — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:47:02 +0000

This year’s Rosé is a blend of the Saingeé from most of the different Red grapes I crushed in 2011 (Zin, Carignane, Petite Sirah, Grenache, Syrah) – and a touch of Viogner. 1½ cases produced

2010 Influenza

MRA — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:19:30 +0000

Artwork by Isabella Alessio

This blend began as a racking mistake – I accidentally racked a barrel of Carignane into a vat of Tempranillo, resulting in an almost 50% blend of the two. I let it age that way for over a year – then when it came time to bottle the remaining Tempranillo I [...]

2010 Tempranillo

MRA — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:24:39 +0000

Artwork by Isabella Alessio

I once had a Capay Valley Tempranillo that I particularly liked, so I hunted down some grapes with good expectations. This put me in touch with the Spurlocks of Full Moon Vineyard. I bought 300lbs from them; most of which ended up in the “Influenza” blend

2 Cases Produced

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2009 Petite Sirah Port

MRA — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:37:44 +0000

Artwork by Isabella Alessio

This wine did not start out intending to be a desert wine. I bought 100lbs of Petite Sirah intending on using it as a blender with my Zin, and whatever else needed it. I figured that I could use it 2 years running, and then bottle whatever was left at the [...]

ABA

MRA — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:35:33 +0000

This was intended to be an IPA – but I changed my process and think I also got some crystal malt that was darker than usual. More bitter than I like, and more brown than I like.

2009 Wine Tree Farm Grenache

MRA — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 03:35:14 +0000

Artwork by Isabella Alessio

Like drinking a glass of flowers. Most of this years Grenache made it into the Red Roan. 1.5 cases reserved and bottled as a varietal. Amador County