Wines Made With out Shortcuts or Compromises—As a result of the Best Story to Inform Is the Actual One
October thirteenth – Paso Robles, CA—My Favourite Neighbor at this time launched the most recent vintages of its flagship wines—the 2020 My Favourite Neighbor Cabernet Sauvignon and 2021 MFN Blanc, each conceived and crafted by farmer-winemaker Eric Jensen of Booker Winery in Paso Robles.
The brand new releases advance My Favourite Neighbor’s ardour for delivering cult-quality wines with out the limitations of worth and pretension. They arrive completely from what Jensen calls “A+ vineyards” farmed by his pals within the native winegrowing neighborhood. “These are baller wines made to share with your individual pals and neighbors,” Jensen mentioned.
The 2020 My Favourite Neighbor Cabernet Sauvignon ($50) and 2021 MFN Blanc ($50) are actually obtainable throughout My Favourite Neighbor’s nationwide distribution community.
A Motion of Many
My Favourite Neighbor Cabernet Sauvignon was first made as an homage to Jensen’s neighbor and mentor, Stephan Asseo of L’Aventure Vineyard. Every time Asseo referred to as Jensen, he would seek advice from himself as Jensen’s “favourite neighbor” in his thick French accent. The title was a self-fulfilling prophecy and Jensen crafted the wine to honor Asseo and his Bordeaux roots.
My Favourite Neighbor has since grown right into a motion of many, with fruit coming from notable websites comparable to Denner, Alta Colina and Moonsprings–all grown to Jensen’s exacting requirements. The wines are made at Booker’s solar-powered vineyard with out concentrates and different widespread manipulations.
As Jensen famous, “I challenged our staff and our grower pals, ‘Why can’t we do it proper, with full integrity within the winery and with out concentrates within the cellar? Why can’t we make wines that stand shoulder to shoulder with these which can be twice the worth?’ My Favourite Neighbor is all about creating world-class wines with out shortcuts or compromises.”
The New Vintages
The 2020 My Favourite Neighbor Cabernet Sauvignon (San Luis Obispo County) options an intense presence of ripe cherries and plum. On the palate, flavors of blackberry and fig are elevated by notes of tobacco. The prolonged mineral end is complemented by sturdy construction and luxurious tannins. Composed of Cabernet Sauvignon (86%), Syrah (4%), Petite Sirah (4%), Malbec (4%) and Petit Verdot (2%). Aged for 20 months in 65 p.c new French oak barrels.
The 2021 MFN Blanc (San Luis Obispo County) bursts from the glass with aromas of Meyer lemon, yellow apple and Asian pear and only a trace of pineapple with notes of flint, vanilla, nutmeg and cardamom. A contemporary ocean saline part is mirrored on the palate, complemented by juicy, mouthwatering acidity and a protracted mineral end. Composed of 100-percent Chardonnay. Aged for eight months in 50 p.c new French oak barrels.
What started as an homage to 1 neighbor has become a motion of many. Welcome to My Favourite Neighbor, a small household of wines from Booker Winery in Paso Robles, California. Made with out shortcuts or compromises—as a result of the simplest story to inform is the actual one. Go to MyFavoriteNeighbor.com.
