Enough birthday celebrating, it’s time to get back to talking about some inexpensive wines. I celebrated my birthday with Layer Cake Primitivo a.k.a Zinfandel 2007. It along with two others was sent via Wine.com from my father-in-law. The wine is priced at $15.99 and while that is a tad over my typical $9.99 budget, some occasions call for a little higher price tag. And this wine is truly an affordable luxury.
Bold aromas consisting of black cherry and vanilla. Well balanced flavors of plums, blackberry and espresso swirl around the palate. A creamy lingering finish abounds with wonderful fruit flavors. This wine is better than any birthday cake I’ve ever tasted. Almost makes me want to have a birthday more than just once a year. Ok, so maybe I’ll just stick to the one a year (I can barely handle the one) but definitely will pick up this little gem through out the year.
The Layer Cake name comes from owner, Jason Woodbridge’s, grandfather who described the soil as a layer cake. Taken from the Layer Cake website, ”The wine, if properly made, is like a great layer cake, fruit, mocha, chocolate, and hints of spice and rich, always rich. Never pass up a good Layer Cake.”
Jason Woodbridge and his winemaking team are located in Napa Valley, but the vineyard sources grapes from multiple AVA’s and countries. Layer Cake Primitivo lable is grown in Puglia, Italy and harvests their fruits in early September. The grapes come from ancient vineyards, some of which date back to Roman times. The soil is an iron rich clay mixed with rocks, coral and ancient sea beds. Using DNA analysis, the Primitivo grape is found to have identical DNA to Zinfandel. These findings allowed Layer Cake vineyards to receive the first Certificate of Label Approval allowing the vineyard to use Primitivo and Zinfandel as synonyms on the label.
Wine Facts:
100% Pure Old Vine Primitivo from the area of Manduria
Alcohol 13.5%
Fermented in stainless steel tanks then aged in French barrels
So as another birthday passes I think it’s time to go above the $9.99 price point on occasion. Don’t worry I’ll still pass along plenty of good wines and those to avoid falling under $9.99 but sometimes it’s good to spend a little extra for a little extra luxury.
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Bold aromas consisting of black cherry and vanilla. Well balanced flavors of plums, blackberry and espresso swirl around the palate. A creamy lingering finish abounds with wonderful fruit flavors. This wine is better than any birthday cake I’ve ever tasted. Almost makes me want to have a birthday more than just once a year. Ok, so maybe I’ll just stick to the one a year (I can barely handle the one) but definitely will pick up this little gem through out the year.
The Layer Cake name comes from owner, Jason Woodbridge’s, grandfather who described the soil as a layer cake. Taken from the Layer Cake website, ”The wine, if properly made, is like a great layer cake, fruit, mocha, chocolate, and hints of spice and rich, always rich. Never pass up a good Layer Cake.”
Jason Woodbridge and his winemaking team are located in Napa Valley, but the vineyard sources grapes from multiple AVA’s and countries. Layer Cake Primitivo lable is grown in Puglia, Italy and harvests their fruits in early September. The grapes come from ancient vineyards, some of which date back to Roman times. The soil is an iron rich clay mixed with rocks, coral and ancient sea beds. Using DNA analysis, the Primitivo grape is found to have identical DNA to Zinfandel. These findings allowed Layer Cake vineyards to receive the first Certificate of Label Approval allowing the vineyard to use Primitivo and Zinfandel as synonyms on the label.
Wine Facts:
100% Pure Old Vine Primitivo from the area of Manduria
Alcohol 13.5%
Fermented in stainless steel tanks then aged in French barrels
So as another birthday passes I think it’s time to go above the $9.99 price point on occasion. Don’t worry I’ll still pass along plenty of good wines and those to avoid falling under $9.99 but sometimes it’s good to spend a little extra for a little extra luxury.
2010© Kellie Stargaard. All Rights Reserved.
http://winechicksguidetoeverydaywines.blogspot.com/
Follow me on:
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