The Tortoise at Wehrloom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nRead on for tasting notes of the wines at each of the locations we visited.\u00a0 If you find yourself out in far Western North Carolina, we highly recommend a visit to each of these wineries.<\/p>\n\n\n
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Our Tasting Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\nNottley River Valley Vineyards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Standard Tasting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2014 Seyval Blanc<\/strong> – This wine went through partial malolactic fermentation.\u00a0 It had a mellow nose of stone fruits.\u00a0 The palate was rich in minerals with a flinty finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2015 Chardonnay<\/strong> – This Chardonnay is Chablis style meaning all stainless steel and no oak.\u00a0 Green apple, fresh acids and a nice overall fruit profile were present on this wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDry Rose<\/strong> – A blend of Chambourcin, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon.\u00a0 Watermelon and red fruits came through on the nose.\u00a0 Nice acids, mild strawberry and a rounder profile were present on the palate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2015 War Woman Red<\/strong> – This blend of both Cabernets had an herbaceous nose.\u00a0 The flavors were light with strong acids and slightly twiggy tannins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2015 Chardonell<\/strong> – This off-dry wine was filled with big yellow apples, nice acids and a mildly sweet profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2015 Riesling<\/strong> – This semi-sweet Riesling had a floral nose mixed with apricots and wet stones.\u00a0 Overall fruit forward and well rounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPre-Release Tastings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n2016 Oaked Chardonnel<\/strong> – Aged in Hungarian oak, this wine had a very nice oak presence.\u00a0 Grapey acids came through on the palate with excellent fruit character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2016 Chardonnay<\/strong> – Aged in Hungarian and American oak, toasty vanilla clearly came through on the aroma.\u00a0 No malolactic fermentation means this wine has great green apple notes with crisp acids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2016 Cabernet Franc<\/strong> – This wine had a classic cabernet franc nose with light pepper gracing the aroma.\u00a0 Green and White peper came through on the finish and were supported by a bright cherry profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2017 Seyval Blanc<\/strong> – This bubbly wine was nice and effervescent.\u00a0 The nose was slightly slightly foxy with wile grape flavors balanced by a nice acidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFernCrest Winery<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Royal White<\/strong>\u00a0(Vidal Blanc) – This wine had a nice floral nose with subtle white fruits.\u00a0 The flavors were nice and acidic with an overall pleasing profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSouthern Lady White<\/strong>\u00a0(Chardonnel) – The nose was of lemon cream.\u00a0 The flavors were bright with citrus lemon and very zesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMountain Holly Red<\/strong>\u00a0(Bordeaux Blend) – The nose was of tomato jam and figs.\u00a0 Red fruits came through on the palate with gentle tannins.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMountainwood Red<\/strong>\u00a0(Cynthiana) – The color on this wine was incredibly dark. Baking spices and dark fruits came through on the nose.\u00a0 Big acids came through on the palate with a smooth overall profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFiddlehead Red<\/strong> – This slightly sweet red blend had a great fruit forward profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBlack Lady<\/strong> – This dessert wine of blackberry and blueberry was nicely balanced.\u00a0 It was only mildly sweet with a great fruity profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCalaboose Cellars<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
2017 Seyval Blanc<\/strong> – Pleasing apricot and mild fruits came through on this mildly sweet white wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2017 Norton<\/strong> – This was dark and inky. Having gone through malolactic fermentation, it imparted a jammy flavor with a slightly acidic profile. Not yet released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2017 Chambourcin<\/strong> – This wine had a classic Chambourcin profile with light baking spices.\u00a0 Being off-dry, it highlighted the red fruit flavors with an overall smooth profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSparkling Niagara<\/strong> – The grapey nose was unmistakably Niagara grapes.\u00a0 The flavors were not too sweet with a nice fruity balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2017 Catawba<\/strong> – Fresh acids and a great grapey profile made this wine very easy to drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\nRevinoors Red<\/strong> – This wine made from the Sunbelt grape is brightly colored with an overall foxy profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWehrloom<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Dry County Dry<\/strong> – This mead was very herbaceous with a nice and mellow overall profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHome Sweet Home<\/strong> – This mead was made from sourwood honey. It had a nice nose, slightly sour, with a fantastic honey profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBlack “Bear”ry<\/strong> – This mildly fruity mead was less sweet than the sourwood, but still had a great herbaceous profile .<\/p>\n\n\n\nPretty in Peach<\/strong> – With a name that implies sweetness, this mead was surprisingly tart with clean peach flavors and a nice overall profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To start off our NC Wine Month celebrations, we decided to make a trip out to vineyards in far western North Carolina.\u00a0 How far west?\u00a0 Well, at one of the vineyards, you can see Tennessee and Georgia as well as North Carolina.\u00a0 That’s right, we made a trip out to the wineries out in Murphy,Continue reading →<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-cellar","has-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2740"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2753,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2740\/revisions\/2753"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ncwineguys.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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