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Chateau Tumbleweed

3/26/2023

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​From Doc Ed:  "This is a fun tasting room owned by two couples who have been making wine together since 2011.  While the staff interactions with the customers are light and fun, their wines are totally serious.  Kris, one of the owners, did a great job of showcasing her extensive collection of wines.
 
Chateau Tumbleweed doesn’t own any vines, but rather buys their grapes from some local sources, and also from multiple sites near Wilcox AZ.  This permitted extensive menus of wines, both common and unusual.  Unlike the style of other tasting rooms, Chateau Tumbleweed did not list or focus on the usual descriptors for each of their wines (fruity, earthy, flinty, etc), but rather seemed to focus on the overall tasting experience.  I thought that approach contributed to a very pleasant visit."
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"The main tasting menu mostly contained blends such as “Le Blend” ($26) which contained nine varietals.  One non-blend exception was Refosco ($45), a pleasant high tannin varietal wine.  The second tasting menu, the “Hidden Menu”, had a large selection of varietals such as Malbec ($39), Cabernet Franc ($45) with a nice grassy expression, two versions of Graciano ($40) both with a noticeable spicey flavor, Aglianico ($45) made with whole clusters and expressed earth and leather flavors, and Tannat ($40)."
Editors notes:  Chateau Tumbleweed is located in Clarksdale, Arizona.  Note that the winery does offer some food to go with their wines.  Also hard not to note that they offer some rare varietal wines -- Refosco, Graciano, Picpoul, Cabernet Sauvignon -- ok, I just threw in that last one to see if you're paying attention....
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    Jim Treglio

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