Free Friday Tasting: Texas Wines WIth Pontotoc Vineyards

October 2013

Free Friday Tasting:
Texas Wines With Pontotoc Vineyards
Friday, October 25, 4pm - 8pm

The Line Up

Greetings!

Tomorrow we welcome the folks from Texas' own Pontotoc Vineyards! The mission of Pontotoc Vineyard is to make savory, concentrated, and complex wines of exceptional quality from grapes grown in and well-suited to Texas. All of the wines are made with at least a portion of the grapes grown at Pontotoc Vineyard and are named after historic locations and geological formations in the Northern Hill Country. The grapes are hand harvested and hand selected to ensure the wines are made with only premium quality fruit. All of the wines are made by well-known Texas winemaker, Don Pullum, who is considered an honorary member of the Money Family, with the assistance of Carl, who gained practical winemaking experience while working in Spain and Croatia, and Frances, who has an exceptional palate and is developing pastry pairings for Pontotoc Vineyard wines. Notes below. See you there!

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Cheers,

Matt, Sam, and Bill

Friday Night Tasting Lineup

2011 Pontotoc San Fernando Academy

(7 bottles) - 27% Cabernet Franc, 26% Sangiovese, 15% Mourvedre, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Carignane, 6% Tempranillo, 3% Grenache, 1% Syrah). Bouquet - Cherry, cream, candied strawberry, raspberry, and light toast. Palate - medium/light body with a crisp mouth feel and bright flavors of tart cherry, pomegranate, raspberry, cream, and vanilla, with a lengthy finish of red fruit. Sold out at the winery.

Our Price: 25.57

2012 Pontotoc San Fernando Academy

65% Tempranillo (Pontotoc Estate, Mason County), 15% Mourvedre (Brennan), 15% Alicante Bouschet (Carlton Turner), 5% Cabernet Sauvignon (Doss). All TX Hill Country. Grip from Mourvedre is high for the 15%, cocoa powder / milk chocolate. Has some Bandol like spice.

Our Price: 25.57

2012 Pontotoc Smoothing Iron Mountain

75% Estate Tempranillo, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon (Doss, picked early, 5-6 mo. oak), 5% Alicante Bouschet (Carlton Turner). Pie cherry flavors from Cab, dusty tannins from Tempranillo, juicy, lengthy. Fruit forward vintage. Mason County, Texas.

Our Price: 30.57

2012 Pontotoc Estate Tempranillo

100% Esatate Tempranillo. More American oak, 5-6 months. Different yeasts, oak vs. tank - Classic cherry, tart plum. Clean. Mason County, Texas.

Our Price: 30.57

10% off of 4 bottles of wine

15% off of 12 bottles or more of wine

Friday Tastings are 4pm - 8pm

Patio hours are:

Tuesday - Saturday 5pm - 10pm

Retail hours are:

Monday 10am - 7pm

Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 10pm

Sunday - closed

Website:

www.eastendwinesatx.com

Matt Miller

East End Wines