Three R.G. Wines: 2004 Sparkling Wine 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvèe Rosé Brut
News & Wine Reviews March 09 News Wow! New Mutation
National Women’s Wine Competition
Wrotham Pinot 2001 Sparkling Wine
is awarded
Double Gold
Only 5 other wines received this award out of 1,800 wines entered!
Appellation America Wine Judging
Richard Grant
2006 Pinot Noir Wrotham Clone
is awarded
Double Gold
Sparkling Wine Awards
2000 Vintage:
(Judged in 2006)
Gold Medal
Jerry Mead’s New World International Wine CompetitionGold
Best Wine of Class
Jerry Mead’s New World International Wine Competition
(The 2000 vintage wine was entered in only one competition during 2006)
2001 Vintage:
(Judged in 2007)
Gold Medal
Dallas Morning News Wine Competition
Double Gold Medal
National Women’s Wine Competition
(Only 5 other wines received this award out of 1,800 wines entered!)
Gold Medal
Jerry Mead’s New World International Wine Competition
Best Wine of Class
Jerry Mead’s New World International Wine Competition
Silver Medal
Pacific Rim Int'l Wine Competition
Silver Medal
Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
Silver Medal
California State Fair Wine Competition
Bronze Medal
Riverside International Wine Competition
Bronze Medal
Long Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition
(The 2001 vintage was entered in eight major competitions during 2007, winning at least one medal in every one. Half were the highest awards given -- Gold, Double Gold or Best of Class.)
2006
Vintage: Richard Grant Pinot Noir 2006 (Wrotham Clone)
(Judged March, 2009)
Double Gold Medal
Appellation America’s Wine Judging
Judges were impressed with how the 2006 Richard Grant Pinot Noir has developed after only one year in the bottle. Softer and more understated than other clones of Pinot Noir, this wine retains an almost Bourbon-like oakiness (from French barrels) along with its subtle cherry character. Expect this oakiness to diminish as varietal fruitiness increases with additional bottle aging.
Both flavors will become more complex, yet subordinate to the appearance of an estery fruitiness that wine connoisseurs recognize as "Bottle Bouquet." Bottle bouquet begins to develop in fine wines after three or four years in bottle, often signifying onset of the "plateau of optimal enjoyment" for a superb table wine. See also "Bouquet" in the Wine Glossary of this web site.
