Our Last Season Wines
2009
Pillsbury
2008 Rosé ‘One Night Stand’ SOLD
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Our first Rosé, made from vines of a
mysterious origin which we pulled after
harvest, was nicknamed ‘One Night Stand’,
which name (for unknown reasons) was
enthusiastically embraced by the female
population! Provençal style ‘onion skin’
pink with hints of watermelon, red cherry
and strawberry on the nose, bright and
refreshing in the mouth, with a clean
finish. Great for summer sipping, it will
pair well with any light fare, especially
salads, fresh fruit, and cheese and
crackers. 94 Cases made. Alcohol 14%.
The 2006 received 89 points from Mark
Tarbell. The 2008 is Phoenix magazine's
'Local Product of the Month'.
Pillsbury
2008 Pinot Gris ‘Casa Blanca’
SOLD
OUT
We call this ‘Casa Blanca’ because
the Pinot Gris made from these high altitude
Arizona vines have twice been served at
White House State Dinners. It has a nose of
freshly chopped apple, followed by ripe
peaches and apricots on the palate. We
wanted a fresh clean food wine with good
mouthfeel that would work as a sipper, and
pair well with salads, seafood or lighter
chicken dishes. 230 Cases made. Alcohol
12.5%.
Sunday New York Times Business
Section, February 14, 2010
Pillsbury
2006 Roan Red SOLD
OUT
A blend of Grenache and Mourvedre
with a small amount of Syrah and Petite
Sirah, aged in neutral oak. Bone dry,
unfined and unfiltered. Fragrant herbal nose
with hints of lavender and honeysuckle.
Lighter than the Diva, is has spicy ripe
red-cherry fruit, with hints of vanilla and
tarragon and an autumnal, forest-floor
character, with a lovely long finish.
Alcohol 13.7%, 329 cases made.
93 points. Mark Tarbell, AZ Republic
Pillsbury
2007 Roan Red SOLD
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93.2% Syrah, 6.8%Grenache. This wine,
the Syrah an Aussie Shiraz clone we planted
in the Arizona High Desert in 2000, is a
much more intense wine than the 2006. This
wine has a spicy nose, cherry/cranberry and
dark berry fruit with silky tannins and
hints of sweet walnut, cucumber and blood
orange. Pair with lamb, pasta or robustly
flavored chicken dishes. Not yet rated. 186
cases made. Alcohol 14%.
2006
93
points. Mark Tarbell, Arizona Republic…Highest
rated Arizona wine ever. Wine Spectator 88 points
in Rising Stars of the Southwest.
Pillsbury 2007 Diva
SOLD
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64.3 % Grenache, 21.4% Petite Sirah,
14.3% Mourvedre. This blend is a little more
delicate than the 2006, and once again made
with our ripest fruit and matured for 15
months in neutral American and new French
oak. A fragrant wine with suggestions of
super-ripe wild strawberry, macadamias,
tobacco and bitter-sweet chocolate with
ample tannins making it perfect for steak or
barbeque and big rich casseroles. Alcohol
14.5%. 173 cases made.
Our 2006 Diva called Best Wine in AZ by
Lisa Zimmerman San Francisco Examiner.
AWGA GOLD MEDAL 2009.
Wine Spectator 88 points in
Rising Stars of the Southwest.
Pillsbury
2007 Petite Sirah. $54
Petite Sirah has intense nose and
color when picked early, but is a bit dull
on the fruit side and hence works as a good
blender. Picked late at 28 brix as this
monster was, it develops an intense, almost
chewy chocolate-like quality and some real
fruit complexity. We tend to avoid late-pick
reds as the overripe fruit and high alcohol
tends to obscure the complexity of the
fruit, but Petite Sirah seems to come into
its own when made like this. It is bone dry,
has hints of intense black berry fruit,
roasted cocoa, green apple, sweet blueberry,
crème brulée and rose petal with big
tannins. We like it served slightly chilled
with brownies for desert. 30 cases made.
Alcohol 15.4%.
Wine Spectator 89 points in Rising Stars of Southwest
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