These Wines
are made from the grapes of Sunny Slope Farms grown along the Cohancey River.
The long growing seasons and mild winters are reminiscent of the properties of
Bordeaux that border the Gironde River. The microclimate created by the
Cohancey produces wine grapes the likes of which I have never seen in New
Jersey.
What a delight that I could convince the Caggiano Family who
own Sunny Slope to embrace the philosophy tha "wine is grown in the fields." To
ask a farmer to severely reduce crops to intensify fruit is to ask a lot. The
finest wineries in the world insist this practice is the backbone to their
greatest wines.
Being "le vigneron" (wine growers), we a Amalthea know
that the wines are grown in the fields, not made in the cellars. In the cellar
the winemaker is only the custodian of the natural process from vine to bottle.
Blending, one third of the art, is something under the winemaker's
artistic control. In France the blending of between two and six different
grapes has evolved the finest wines in the world. Our intention is not to mimic
the wines of Bordeaux. We are selecting the finest grapes from Southern Jersey
and blending them in proportions dictated by the three century-old,
time-honored techniques of Bordeaux. Now our customers can judge which blend
showcases our local regional grapes in the best possible light.
~Louis
Caracciolo,Winemaker
Europa I
The blend of grapes
(Cabernet Sauvignon 75% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa I
is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau
Margaux.
Europa II
The
blend of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon 80% Cabernet Franc 15% Merlot 5%) used to
create Europa II is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau
Latour.
Europa III
The blend of grapes
(Cabernet Sauvignon 55% Merlot 40% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa III
is typical of the region surrounding the great Chateau
Palmer.
Europa IV
The blend of grapes
(Cabernet Franc 66% Merlot 33%) used to create Europa IV is typical of the
region surrounding the great Chateau Cheval Blanc.
Europa V
The blend of
grapes (Cabernet Franc 50% Merlot 50%) used to create Europa V is typical of
the region surrounding the great Chateau Ausone.
Europa VI
The
blend of grapes (Merlot 95% Cabernet Franc 5%) used to create Europa VI is
typical of teh rergion surrounding the great Chateau Petrus. |
