Terre Rouge Tete-a-Tete 2015

Sierra Foothills, California

Wine & Spirits 90 points!

Terre Rouge refers to the vermillion color Granitic and Volcanic soils that grace the rugged and varying terroirs of this region of Amador County in the Sierra Foothills. High elevation sites up to 3200’ contribute to the complexity of these wines. Estate grown, farmed using green fertilizers and free of any chemical treatments they exhibit a soulful old world charm. Terre Rouge is exclusively Rhone varietals and often blended as in the Southern Rhone as well as some single vineyard bottlings of Syrah and Mourvedre, Grenache Blanc, Viognier and Roussanne. Vigneron Bill Easton also makes another label: Easton, that focuses on non-Rhone varietals.

“This wine drinks like wines from solid Côtes-du- Rhône-Villages vintage: sappy, spicy, mouth-filling, and nuanced. It is an eminently enjoyable everyday bottle. This 2015 has our typically deep boysenberry fruit aromatics, with smoky/meaty/ gamey complex flavor components that emphasize our terroir, and a lengthy creamy texture. Aged for 16 months in a mixture of French barrels. This is a great California wine value!” — Bill Easton, Winemaker

Tete-a-Tete is a Rhone red blend of 39% Grenache, 39% Mourvèdre & 22% Syrah. Like the easy-drinking reds of the Southern Rhone Valley, Tete-a-Tete is effusively fruity and vinted for current enjoyment both at home and in your favorite bistro.