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SANDSTORM SERIES RELEASE Celebrate our NEW highest tier, reserve-level Bordeaux reds with us Saturday, December 4! Whether you're feeling like a more casual afternoon fête with light bites or an evening wine paired dinner soirée, we'd love to share this collection with you!!! |
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SANDSTORM
RELEASE PARTY
Join us in the tasting room for FIRST access to the Sandstorm series paired with light bites & live music.
Club $25 | Non-Club $40
Sat, December 4, 1PM - 4PM
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SANDSTORM
WINE DINNER For a more intimate introduction to this new series, join us in the barrel room for a black-and-gold themed dinner welcoming our new Head Chef Nick Cox to the kitchen at Desert Wind with a very special Sandstorm pairing dinner.
Winemaker Matias Kusulas, as well as owners Tom & Tami Merkle and Josh & Lisa Lawrence, look forward to hosting guests for a lively evening of great food, wine, conversation and fun. The Desert Wind team will be decked out in black and gold and welcome guests to dress in festive/dressy attire, as well.
Five Course Dinner with Pairings
Club $125 | Non-Club $150
Saturday, December 4 at 6pm
Reserve your spot at the button below
Menu
FIRST
Hamma Hamma oyster, pickled apple mignonette
SECOND
Mixed winter squash soup, pepita salsa verde
THIRD
Roasted pork belly, carrot puree, pickled fennel
FOURTH
Beet salad, whipped feta, hazelnut vinaigrette, fresh herbs
FIFTH
Orange sorbet, hibiscus jus
SIXTH
Balsamic braised beef short rib, root vegetable mash, demi-glace
SEVENTH
Cream puff, golden raspberry custard
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Desert Wind invites you to savor our newest wines in the portfolio:
The 2016 Sandstorm series features reserve level Bordeaux red blends
releasing Saturday, December 4. This three bottle series includes
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & our Zephyr red blend.
Just in time for the holiday season!
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ABOUT THE WINES
2016 SANDSTORM SERIES MERLOT
The medium-purple 2016 Sandstorm Merlot is musky and intense, with notes of cassis, blackberry, bergamot tea, sandalwood, and cocoa powder. The wine opens to riper notes of strawberry jam, fig paste, vanilla, and ripe cherry, almost kirsch aromas. The mouthfeel is medium-bodied and very juicy, with lots of dark fruit and a very nice layer of menthol and cedar spice. This very suave Merlot offers good density, with fine-grained tannins, harmonious acidity, and a very creamy finish. Drink now or in the next 6-8 years.
$80
2016 SANDSTORM SERIES ZEPHYR
This bright, medium-ruby blend starts beautifully sweet, with pungent scents of raspberry puree, plums, roasted marshmallows, licorice, and a lovely violet lift. Swirling brings dark fruit and a very nice herbal tone in addition to hints of pencil shavings and dark chocolate. The mouthfeel is texturally beautiful and extremely round, with lots of dark fruit and oak spice notes. The wine finishes dry but long, with a distinctive green note, typical of Petit Verdot. This is a beautifully layered wine that you can drink now or in the next 6-8 years.
$80
2016 SANDSTORM SERIES CABERNET SAUVIGNON
The deep-ruby 2016 Sandstorm Cabernet Sauvignon begins deep, with precise notes of black raspberry, cream de cassis, mocha, wild herbs, blood orange skin, and floral potpourri. The wine opens rich and dark, with lots of sweet spices, herbs, and mature dark and red fruit. Highly concentrated, energetic, deep, and very long, this Cabernet has firm tannins that are perfectly buffered by the wine’s intensity of fruit. An end-to-end Cabernet that you can enjoy now or in the next 8-10 years.
$80 |
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