Calistoga Estate Wines - Four Releases
While the vines at Calistoga Estate are growing and the 100-year old olive trees are being pruned, Marvin Stirman has turned to Harry Parducci, Jr. at Adler-Fels to blend wines to his specifications. Parducci, a legendary winemaker and colleague of Stirman's, have worked together for over ten years. With Stirman at his side, Parducci has hand-blended, re-blended and finally created the wine of Marvin Stirman's dreams. "I wanted a wine you can drink with food or by itself," says Marvin Stirman, "One with lots of fruit, very forward and ready to drink."
Sauvignon Blanc 2007
"This wine is crisp, rather low in acidity, and light in body. It has
grassy aromas with very distinct melon, grapefruit and peach flavors. It is the perfect
wine to be used as an apertif. Surprisingly, this wine marries well with pungent foods.
It is one of the few wines that will stand up to salads. While New Zealand is famous for
its Sauvignon Blanc, our Calistoga Estate Sauvignon Blanc is crafted in that style and
will please your palate."
--Marvin Stirman
Chardonnay 2006
"When first uncorking the bottle, the nose receives the aroma of apples and pears. Your first taste will confirm that distinctive flavor of apples and pears. No oak or tannin gives this wine an easy, pleasant taste sensation to your taste buds and palate. The aftertaste lingers in the mouth. The balance of acidity and fruit is perfect so it becomes both a wonderful aperitif, and a complement to foods. Perfect with fish, pasta and pork."
--Marvin Stirman
Merlot 2005
"This wine is a classic use of the Merlot grape, blended to be magic on your taste buds. A minimum usage of oak gives the wine a wonderful balance of Merlot fruit, and the distinct taste of blackberries. This Merlot will pair well with poultry or salmon, or any full-bodied fish. Close your eyes and you will think you are tasting the wines of France's Pomerol and Saint Emilion regions."
--Marvin Stirman
Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
"Very approachable, soft on the pallet. A wonderful hint of wild berries, both in the nose and your first taste. The wine has a perfect balance between acidity and fruit, thus marrying perfectly with meat, cheese, veal, and lamb. But is so easy to drink that you can enjoy it by itself. It has a lovely long pleasant after taste. Absolutely delicious from start to finish. Ready for you enjoy now."
--Marvin Stirman
