Home of the Dragon wines
Home of the Dragon, the much-hyped prequel to Sport of Thrones, is coming to HBO and HBO Max on August 21. The sequence is predicated on creator George R.R. Martin’s e book, Fireplace & Blood. It’s set 200 years earlier than the occasions of Sport of Thrones and tells the story of the Home Targaryen.
That’s excellent news for GOT followers, however even those that don’t watch the present can take pleasure in Home of the Dragon wines, a brand new lineup that was vinted and bottled by Seven Kingdoms Cellars, a division of California-based Classic Wine Estates.
The wines on supply embody an Oregon Pinot Noir, a California Cabernet Sauvignon, and a crimson mix from the Lodi appellation in California. The model makes use of a special winemaker for every varietal and rising area to create wines that characterize every appellation.
This partnership is one other collaboration between Classic Wine Estates and Warner Bros., who additionally teamed up on a line of Sport of Thrones wines that launched in spring 2019 earlier than the ultimate season debuted. Right here’s what you’ll be ingesting, must you select to pair the brand new Home of the Dragon sequence with a bottle of crimson.
Home of the Dragon Cabernet Sauvignon, Pink Wine and Pinot Noir (left to proper)
Home of the Dragon 2021 Pinot Noir
This Pinot Noir is an efficient instance of Oregon’s signature varietal, and beneath steerage from winemaker David O’Reilly, it’s sourced equally from 4 completely different wine rising areas—Applegate Valley, Illinois Valley, Rogue Valley and Willamette Valley—and made in a fruit-driven type.
The grapes had been fermented in a mixture of small open-top fermenters and chrome steel fermenting tanks, with chosen yeasts propagated from cellars in Burgundy. It was pressed over the past days of fermentation and matured in a mixture of small French oak barrels and bigger chrome steel tanks for eight months.
The garnet-colored wine has aromatics of tart crimson cherry and cranberry, adopted by delicate earthy and savory notes. The palate is medium-bodied, with silky textures and vivid crimson fruit that reveals a bit darker in profile than the nostril. It’s 13.5% ABV.
Home of the Dragon 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker Nancy Walker enlisted a number of California wine-growing areas to supply fruit for this Cabernet Sauvignon, making a closing mix that’s wealthy and complicated. The wine is aged 9 to 12 months in French oak barrels and is completed for 3 extra months in ex-bourbon barrels. That latter step imparts a bolder and extra intense character.
The 14.4% ABV wine is dense and jammy, with notes of cherry tobacco and creamy vanilla resulting in an extended, mouth-coating end.
Home of the Dragon 2020 Pink Wine
Positioned instantly east of San Francisco on the fringe of the Sacramento River Delta, the Lodi appellation is famous for its Mediterranean local weather, distinctive sandy soils and heritage previous vines.
To make this crimson mix, winemaker Tami McKay leaned on the classics—it’s a mix of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Zinfandel, 20% Petite Verdot and eight% Malbec. It’s aged in medium-toast French oak barrels for 9 months to clean off the tough edges and bottled at 13.9% ABV.
The wine is velvety and darkish in shade, with aromas of cocoa, cranberry and black currant. Wealthy maple, darkish crimson fruit, toffee and creamy caramel comply with, coating the palate, earlier than it finishes with layers of darkish berries and low.
House of the Dragon wines can be found on-line and in choose retail places throughout the nation. The Pinot Noir, Pink Mix and Cabernet Sauvignon are priced at an affordable $20, so you’ll be able to strive one or choose up the entire lineup.
