"Coming Out" party puts Jarvis wines on top of the world's best!
World Class Tasting named "Judgment at Jarvis" article in the Napa Valley Register November 12th, 2010! "Coming out" party puts Jarvis wines on top of the world's best!
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Ranking of World Wines by Professional Tasting Panel
Total Results shown below
(NAPA, Calif.) - The World Wine Tasting was an audacious comparison of the leading wines from five countries . This was not another Paris tasting but more of a "Coming Out" for Jarvis winery.
When the results were made known, William Jarvis commented, "It was a good 'Coming Out'. I'm happy with our wines that placed First but it doesn't lessen my respect for the other World Wines, they all were great as always."
For the past 20 years, Dimitri Tchelistcheff and William Jarvis have dedicated themselves to making world class wines. Until now they have kept a modest profile but for the first time are emerging from their mountain cavern to showcase Jarvis wines along with the very top wines from other countries of the world.
Three categories of wine were blind tasted, Bordeaux Blends, Tempranillos and Chardonnays. The wines in the three tasting categories came from France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. The wine and their rankings are all shown below.
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Bordeaux Blends |
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1 |
$105 |
Jarvis, Lake William, 2006 |
USA |
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1 |
$550 |
Premier Cru Chateau Latour, 2006 |
France |
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2 |
$105 |
Jarvis, Science Project, 2006 |
USA |
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3 |
$145 |
Jarvis, Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, 2006 |
USA |
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4 |
$550 |
Premier Cru Chateau Margaux, 2006 |
France |
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4 |
$520 |
Premier Cru Chateau Haut Brion, 2006 |
France |
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5 |
$ 95 |
Jarvis, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006 |
USA |
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6 |
$600 |
Premier Cru Chateau Mouton Rothschild, 2006 |
France |
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Tempranillos |
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1 |
$ 53 |
Jarvis, Tempranillo, 2008 |
USA |
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2 |
$ 75 |
Dominio de Pingus, Flor de Pingus, 2008 |
Spain |
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3 |
$ 35 |
Dominio de Pingus, Ψ Psi, 2008 |
Spain |
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Chardonnays |
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1 |
$ 95 |
Jarvis, Reserve Chardonnay, 2007 |
USA |
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2 |
$ 89 |
Leeuwin, Art Series Chardonnay, 2007 |
Australia |
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3 |
$250 |
Grand Cru Bouchard Chevalier-Montrachet, 2007 |
France |
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3 |
$ 95 |
Jarvis, Finch Hollow Chardonnay, 2007 |
USA |
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4 |
$ 39 |
Kumeu River, Maté’s Chardonnay, 2007 |
New Zealand |
The World Tasting was held on Saturday, October 9th, here at Jarvis. The Tasting Panel composed of leading wine professionals from the industry.
Please click on the video below to watch the "World Class Wine Tasting" at Jarvis.
From left to right: Wilfred Wong, Beverages&more, Wine Critic, one of the most prolific and experienced wine judges in the U.S.,Charles E. Olken, Founder of Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines, George Starke, Author of "Up and Down the Wine Roads", accomplished wine educator, Paul Franson, Contributor to many wine publications and author of Spinning the Bottle, Sasha Paulson, Award winning food and wine writer, features editor for the Napa Valley Register, Bob Ecker, Professional writer and photographer for travel, wine and cuisine, Byron Vaughn, Associate Publisher of Santé and Karen McNeil Fife (not shown), Chairman of Wine Studies at CIA.
Jarvis, "a journey into the earth"...
The Jarvis wines are made totally underground in our 45,000 square foot cave, an eco-friendly facility that houses fully operational wine production and cooperage as well as the winery offices and hospitality space. The focus on quality begins in the selection of the vineyard micro climates. A total of 37 acres were cherry picked from the 1,320 acre Jarvis Estate. Limited-production, luxury wines that total less than 9,000 cases annually are the result of this commitment to world class wines.
To order wines from Jarvis, call 800-255-5280, fax 707-255-5282 (fax), or e-mail info@jarvis wines.com or simply click, ORDER NOW!