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One of his other philosophies was to never throw away construction materials even if they break so this winery has several sections constructed of broken material. It took over 7 years to construct, partly due to the rigidity of his design ideas - he would visit the winery and find something he didn't like (sometimes major) and it would have to be entirely torn down and reconstructed. Once he visited the winery during construction and whacked on a nice hand-made column with a hammer (imported from Europe). It looked too nice for his taste and he wanted to give it a broken look all the while the owner looked on in disbelief. The owner is the well-known Carl Doumani who originally owned the nearby Stags' Leap winery. His daughter is also a famous chef and runs Terra Restaurant in St. Helena. A cute story of their attempted first meeting: Carl was to meet Friedensreich in a restaurant but after some time Friedensreich's agent showed up and told Carl that Friedensreich had to cancel their meeting because he was spending some time with the "ladies". Friedensreich was truly a free soul who lived his life impulsively in strict accordance to his tastes, desires and imagination. The total production here is small - about 3000 cases with the focus being on Petite Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. All varietals for their wines are grown on site including the uncommon to Napa Grenache and Mourvedre. Their vineyards are farmed organically. The tasting is held in an intimate room - note the undulating floor so hold onto your chairs! The designer felt feet were best designed to walk on uneven surfaces. Also note that no two windows are alike in this room and this was done on purpose. We tasted about 7 wines. Their Quixote label was designed by Friedensreich (who was also a painter) and is their high end, high quality wine, typically 100% varietal. Their Panza label represents blended wines. The 2004 Claret is a delightful very fruity wine with wonderful flavor and mouth feel. The Cabernets we tasted were light to medium bodied, silky and smooth with great noses. Their philosophy is to not over oak a wine and as a result, the varietal characteristics really stand out. The 2004 Quixote Petite Syrah has a very fruit driven bouquet which follows onto the palate with both ripe blackberry and black cherry. Hints of chocolate, mocha and coffee are also on the nose. The finish is clean and long with beautiful silky tannins. Contrast this with the 2002 Quixote Petite Syrah which has more of an earthiness, minerality, and dusty quality to the nose. It is not as fruit driven as the 2002 but notes of plum, currant and blackberry are interwoven together nicely on the palate. Visit: www.quixotewinery.com |
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