Caliza Named in SF Chronicle’s “Top 100 Wines”

Every year the San Francisco Chronicle puts out their list of the “Top 100 Wines” for the year. The list is compiled by Chronicle wine editor Jon Bonne’ and this year the focus was on small wineries. There were a log of Pinot Noirs this year and a number of producers from Oregon and Wahington made up the list.

Our 2007 Azimuth, a GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) blend, was 1 out of 11 included in a group called “Syrah & Rhone“. The following is what Bonne’ had to say:

 ”A fantastic expression of the robust Paso style, with bright Grenache fruit and spicy Syrah in good balance, with a slight sweetness offset by lots of brine and allspice, and a bright, juicy finish that also reveals the darker Mourvedre undertones.”

Another nice surprise that came out of this was there were two other Paso Robles wineries on the list – Tablas Creek’s Esprit de Beaucastel  and Ancient Peaks’ 2008 Zinfandel . I can tell you that the Esprit de Beaucastel is always a delicious wine – it also was named #33 in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list – and that the AP Zin is great with a turkey dinner.