![]() Consultants Michel Rolland and Julien Viaud. ![]() Harvest September 16 through to October 1, finishing around 10 days earlier than the past two years. Yields were 10% below the average of the past five years but still at 40hl/ha. This is an estate that has just powered to better and better wines over the past few years. Excellent stuff, finishing up with liquorice and smoked coffee bean. ![]() "The austerity to the tannins works in this wine's favour giving a juicy grip to the concentrated blackcurrant and bilberry fruits without strangling them. In 2011 the winery enjoyed a large investment and was upgraded with state-of-the-art winemaking equipment. The winery has exchanged hands a number of times and today is owned by Philippe Van de Vyvere. Today the vineyards consist of 70ha of vines, divided into four distinct parts, the great diversity of this terroir accounts for Phélan Ségur’s signature complexity. ![]() Upon Bernard’s death, in 1841, his son Frank Phelan took over the estate and expanded the vineyard holdings. Lynne Coyle MW, Wine Director O’Briens WinesĬhâteau Phélan Ségur was founded by Irishman Bernard Phelan at the beginning 19th century, when he combined two existing Saint-Estèphe vineyards. The palate is full and firm with a ripe tannin profile and some alluring savoury notes, it finishes fresh and pure fruited hinting at its developing elegance and ageing potential.” “The 2020 Château Phélan Ségur, which we were able to taste in Dublin, is laden with intense black fruits. Today the area is also known for high quality Petite Sirah.Description *Price is for a 6-bottle case and includes shipping from France to your preferred delivery location in Ireland upon release in 2023. Furthermore, James Concannon and the Wetmore brothers recognized the virtues of the area’s Bordeaux-like gravel soils and dedicated themselves to making high quality wine from Bordeaux varieties. Wente arrived a few years later today the Wente Chardonnay clone is the source of a majority of California Chardonnay. Then in the mid 1800s, a man named Robert Livermore planted the area’s first commercial vineyards. Spanish missionaries planted the first wine grapes in the Livermore Valley in the 1760s. The Livermore Valley is one of California's oldest wine regions and has played a crucial role in shaping California's wine industry. This cooler evening air permeates the Livermore Valley's foothills, making this an ideal environment for the development of phenolic ripeness and concentration in its wine grapes. However, late afternoon winds cool down summer nights as daytime heat rises from the Central Valley in the east, pulling the cold, foggy, bay air inland. Our efforts to achieve excellence have no end in sight.Ī warm sub-appellation of the greater San Francisco Bay AVA (American Viticultural Area), Livermore Valley mainly hides behind the shielding effects of the bay’s eastern hills. Our mission is simple – produce premier wines by partnering with vineyards that have tailored farming regimens that best express their site. Nottingham Cellars is passionate about and dedicated to producing world class Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux varieties and blends from the Livermore Valley. Nottingham Cellars wines are a tribute to the rich history that precedes us and the future of world class wine making in this Valley. The name of the post office was changed on Jwhen William Mendenhall established a formal City Hall. That was until the Nottingham Post Office opened on January 25, 1869. The area remained nameless for some time, only land grants being indicators. Its time as a stopping point for the gold rush was coming to an end, and the town was starting to create its own identity. Some 25 years had passed since Robert Livermore had planted the first commercial wine grapes of the region and the town was in the midst of its renaissance. The 1860’s were a time of major development in this region we now call the Livermore Valley.
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