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Steele Wines, Inc.
4350 Thomas Dr.
at Hwy 29
Kelseyville, CA 95451
Ph: (707) 279-9475
Fax: (707) 279-9633
mail@steelewines.com
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| 2005 Steele DuPratt Vineyard Mendocino Ridge Chardonnay ($24)
What sold us: As Jess Jackson's onetime winemaker and legal pincushion, Jed Steele knows what Americans want in a Chardonnay. (Well enough for Jackson to sue Steele over alleged winemaking "secrets" -- and win.) Steele's effort from this late-ripening 1,200-foot-elevation Mendocino vineyard matches a slightly toasty, tropical nose, with a fresh, crisp taste profile. The toasty flavors are subtle and the acidity high. Still plenty of oak, but in a style to please all sides in the Chard Wars. Is this the new, new Chardonnay?
From the San Francisco Chronicle |
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story on Anderson Valley wines, including Steele's
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Wine Enthusiasts gives Steele 2002 Goodchild Pinot
92 points in its October issue--Pours dark and glyceriney,
and opens up with vibrant, spicy aromas of roasted coffee,
black cherry, smoked meat and cinnamon. This is a big tough
wine, tannic and chuncky, but lush and creamy on the palate.
Calls for extended againg try 2008 and beyond.
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Steele
Wines was highly praised in a recent edition of the Wine
Spectator, naming Steele Wines as one of "50
great producers every wine lover should know."
Steele was only one of eight California wineries
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"People expect value. It's not that I envision
making wines for the masses, but I've always felt wines should
be reasonably priced." Jed Steele quoted in the
Wine Spectator |
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