News and Events
Dan Berger praises newly released 2011 Wrath Ex Anima Sauv Blanc
"Exceptional... and a depth reminiscent of Sancerre."
May-June Events
The next two months are filled with some great opportunities to sample our newest releases so please stop by:
May 6, Sunday Mixin' on the Boulevard, Dallas,Chef's for Farmers at Lee Park http://www.chefsforfarmers.com/
May 6, Sunday Taste of the World, Dallas Union Station http://www.dallaswineandfoodfestival.com/tasteoftheworld.html
May 18, Friday Cooking for Solutions 2012 http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/vi/vi_events/cooking/
May 19th, Satuday Santa Lucia Highlands Artisan Wineries Gala for more info, see below
June 3rd, Sunday Rhone Rangers, Los Angeles at Vibania in downtown L.A http://www.rhonerangers.org/calendar/losangeles.php
June 16, Saturday Pinot Days, San Francisco http://www.pinotdays.com/Events/Events.asp?Loc_ID=SFO
June 23, Saturday McNamara Wines, Bridgehampton,NY Wrath owner, Michael Thomas, will be present and pouring from 3-5pm
Wrath at SLH Gala, May 19th
Join the winegrowers and vintners of the Santa Lucia Highlands for this sixth annual, exclusive tasting. Sample limited release gems and hard-to-get vintages, in many cases poured by the winemakers themselves. Incredible Pinots. Luscious Chardonnays. Killer Syrahs. Even two or three SLH "sparklers!" This is the only yearly public display for many of these wines - it's a local Highlands' party and you're invited!
Tickets are $85 and always sell out early. They can only be purchased at http://SantaLuciaHighlands.com
More on Wrath's new Wine Spectator Scores
To put our recent reviews into perspective- "93 pts" awarded to Wrath's 2009 San Saba Vineyard Pinot Noir is the highest score ever given by the Spectator to a Monterey AVA Pinot Noir. Four of the top 15 highest scoring Monterey AVA Pinots in the Wine Spectator are from Wrath.
Wine Spectator awards Wrath's 2009 McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir 93 pts
Spectator critic James Laube writes: Rich-textured, deep and firm, with complex boysenberry, blackberry and wild berry fruit that’s tight, focused, structured and persistent, gaining nicely on the finish, where the berry flavors are persistent."
Wine Spectator awards Wrath’s 2009 San Saba Vineyard Pinot Noir 93 pts.
Spectator critic James Laube writes:
“Combines density with structure, depth and finesse, built around tiers of wild berry, blueberry, cola and loamy earth, ending with a long, layered finish. The most complex and complete of the 2009 Wraths. Drink now through 2018.”
USA Today features Wrath's Carmel Tasting Room
Writer Chris Faust says "Looking at the Wine Walk map, I see that Wrath Wines has a tasting room on the ground floor of Carmel Plaza... I absolutely love these wines, made by Sabrine Rodems, and I ordered several to drink at home." For the complete article and photos, click: http://travel.usatoday.com/alliance/destinations/chrisaroundtheworld/post/2012/02/California-Dreaming-Carmel-by-the-Sea/621063/1
Burghound reviews a Wrath Pinot
2009 Wrath Pinot Noir, McIntyre Vineyard 91pts "A moderately high-toned nose offers up notes of mostly red berry fruit liqueur aromas that are liberally sprinkled with top notes of cranberry and lavender. There is excellent delineation to the balanced and impressively persistent finish that also delivers fine depth. This is lovely and while it could be drunk now I would advise holding it for a few more years first."
The Rhone Report
likes Wrath Syrahs... writer/reviewer Jeb Dunnuck gives nices scores to our four syrah bottlings:
2010 Wrath Ex Anima Syrah Score 89pts "has an almost old-world feel and delivers beautifully pure Syrah aromas"
2009 Wrath Doctor's Syrah Score 92pts "Outstanding and I love the purity of fruit paired with the underlying meatiness"
2009 Wrath Cerberus Syrah Score 91pts "Complex, beautifully fruited, and downright fun to drink"
2009 Wrath Fairview Syrah Score 92pts ""superb aromatics... followed by a full-bodied Syrah that has excellent purity of fruit, intergrated acidity and a fair amount of fine-grained tannin"
San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition announces Awards
Double Gold for Wrath Fermata Chardonnay 2009
Gold awarded to both Wrath 115/667 Pinot Noir 2009 and Wrath Pommard 4/667 Pinot Noir 2009
New Reviews from Wine Spectator
WRATH Pinot Noir Monterey Pommard 4/777 2009 Score: 91 $35 A firmer, tighter expression of Pinot, with an emphasis on Pommard clones, this nonetheless delivers a complex mix of savory herb, berry, cola and light oak shadings, with the fruit gradually working through the tannins and gaining the upper hand. Drink now through 2018. 211 cases made.—J.L.
WRATH Pinot Noir Monterey 115/667 2009 Score: 90 $35 Sleek and well-structured, with a dash of cola joining the ripe cherry and berry fruit, this fans out nicely and gains complexity and depth without weight. Drink now through 2018. 290 cases made. J.L.
Modern Luxury magazine
profiles owner, Michael Thomas. He talks about the merging of archaeology and winemaking. Read more here:
http://www.modernluxury.com/modern-luxury-dallas/articles/digging-it
