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Pinot
Blanc
Varietal/Style: Pinot Blanc
Origin: Arroyo Grande Valley
Vintage: 1998
Winemaker: Jeffrey Fink & Bill Cates
Rating: 13/20
Retail Price: $15
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Tasting
Notes: This wine's glowing, golden hue and
lush, tropical nose hint at good things to come. Although it is heavily
oaked, the wine's full, fruit flavors dominate in the mouth and a hint
of vanilla rounds out the toasty finish. Stylistically, it resembles
a full-bodied Chardonnay more than its true varietal character, but
no matter the style, it is inarguably a solid, well-made wine.
(Date tasted: 06/10/00)
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Pinot
Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard
Varietal/Style:
Pinot Noir
Origin: Santa Maria Valley
Vintage: 1998
Winemaker: Jeffrey Fink & Bill Cates
Rating: 13/20
Retail Price: $35 |
Tasting
Notes: Extracted
from old vine fruit in Tantara’s Bien Nacido vineyard, this wine exhibits
the typical cherry character of a Central Coast Pinot. The wine’s best
feature is the nose of cinnamon, cloves and cola, although the medium-bodied,
ripe fruit flavors make it pleasant drinking at its early age. (Date
tasted: 03/03/00)
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1998
Sangiovese
Varietal/Style:
Sangiovese
Origin: Paso Robles
Vintage: 1998
Winemaker: Jeffrey Fink & Bill Cates
Rating: 13/20
Retail Price: $15 |
Tasting
Notes: This
unfiltered, 100% Sangiovese makes a good mate for Mediterranean cuisine.
Light in body and color, the wine offers a silky mouth-feel with hints
of vanilla. Soft tannins and simple, cherry flavors create an extremely
approachable style. (Date tasted: 03/03/00)
Profile:
One of Santa Barbara County’s newest wineries, Tantara was created by
long-time friends Jeffrey Fink, an architect by trade, and Bill Cates,
a writer, with a dedication to producing the kind of top quality Pinot
Noir and Chardonnay for which the Central Coast is known. With their
new location in the Bien Nacito Vineyard, the winery has certainly set
itself up for success, if the work of their nearest neighbor, highly
regarded Au Bon Climat, is any measure. Christened after a horse formerly
owned by Cates, Tantara strives to symbolize the elegance, grace, power
and longevity of its namesake.
Address
4747 Ontiveros Ln.
City: Santa Maria, CA USA
Phone: 805-938-5050
Web site: n/a
E-mail: tantara2@mindspring.com
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