We hope to see many of you this Saturday (12 to 4pm) in Rutherford as we celebrate forty years of winemaking. You will be greeted with Hog Island Oysters and a taste of Rosa Lee Gewurztraminer at the door. Older vintage big bottles and wonderful pairings will be shared throughout our cellars.
In our vineyard view room we will be pouring ZD 2006 Chardonnay and and a 3 liter of the ZD 1996 Chardonnay. These two wines will be paired with Olive Oil Poached Halibut with Saffron Aioli. Our 1996 Chardonnay recently won a San Francisco Vintners Club blind tasting against Top White Burgundies including:
First Place ZD 2006 Chardonnay, CA
Puligny-Montrachet, Les Clavoillons, Premier Cru, Gerard Chavy
Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Albert Bichot
Chassagne-Montrachet, “Boudriotte”, Premier Cru, Ramonet
Corton-Charlemagne, Grand Cru, Albert Bichot
Meursault-Genevrieres, Premier Cru, Francois Jobard
Now it’s time to go down to the crush pad and enjoy the new release of our 2007 Pinot Noir, Carneros and a taste of 1998 Pinot Noir, Carneros from a 3 liter paired with Mini Sage Duck Burgers on Gougere with a Bing Cherry Relish! Sip a little ZD Pinot with live music and a view of Napa Valley.
How about dessert and a little ZD Cabernet? Walk through our cool barrel room to the kitchen for a little chocolate short bread layered with Carmalized Pecans and a Dark Chocolate Ganache both paired with our 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon. Life is good.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
Brett deLeuze
President / Partner
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