Saturday, February 23, 2019
Tom and Peter Stolpman were both present for the release of their wines for this year. Dinner was served at L'Opera in Long Beach. Thankfully there was valet parking. I do not think there is a street in Long Beach that is not going under some sort of repair or construction. What a nightmare.
We had a table of eight and strangely enough two of those people were at the Ken Brown tasting at the Enology Club last night.
We started out with a Le Insalate (salad) Little Gem lettuce, radishes, Kalamanta olives, cherry tomatoes, toasted hazelnuts, shaved Parmigiano and a garlic lemon dressing. Dressing was excellent. Would love to have the recipe for it.
For the main we had a choice of fish, steak or vegetable risotto. My choice was the Pesce Del Giorno. Barramundi, champagne leek sauce, patate al parmigiano and grilled zucchini. Sauce was good and I do like Barramundi. I first tasted this species of fish in Australia.
Desserts were a platter of three different mini delectables. L'Opera is known for their mini pastries and desserts.
Stoplman wine grapes are grown in the Ballard Canyon AVA of Santa Barbara county. Tom and Marilyn have a huge "Villa" on the grounds. Just waiting for them to retire and move there permanently. Peter and his wife live near by. Big family business.
Several of the wines were pulled out of the barrels. No labels on them yet. Ten wines tonight. I am very partial to the LaCroce which was not poured tonight. It is a blend of Sangiovese and Syrah.
2018 Love You Bunches, carbonically fermented, Sangiovese
2018 GDG Gamay - I am not a fan of the gamay grape but this wine was surprisingly good
2018 Sauvignon Blanc
2018 Para Maria Rose, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache & Merlot
2018 Rose of Grenache
2016 L'Avion, 93% Roussanne, 7% Chardonnay
2017 La Cuadrilla, Syrah, Sangiovese, Grenache. (profits shared with crew)
2017 Grenache
2016 Sangiovese
2017 Angeli, 100% syrah (best of the barrels)
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