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Fact Sheet |
Shelf Talker |
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2004 "High
Slopes" Syrah (Amador County) |
This wine is made from two of our higher elevation Syrah sites. We thought that they expressed the racy aromatics of the Syrah grape that reminded us of Côte Rotie. The 2004 vintage yielded rich,
profound and opulent wines. These higher elevation vineyard sites are over 3000 feet where it is quite cool. They ripen later and mature at lower sugar levels. These upslope lots have a lot of finesse and express the wonderful meaty, white pepper nuances of Syrah, while still retaining some of the smoky,
spicy qualities of the grape. Only twelve barrels or 300 cases were produced.
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2003 Viognier (Amador County) |
Compared to
the 2002 Viognier, the 2003 is a bit more fruit oriented. The Shenandoah Valley Viognier is planted in loamy, decomposed granite soil and cropped carefully. It has great body, richness,
and mouth feel. There are also attractive apricot and peach flavors with a delicious texture and a slight
stoniness in the finish. |
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2005 "Tête-à-Tête"
Rouge (Amador County) |
Tête-à-Tête is
our fun easy drinking assemblage of Mediterranean varietals. This wine
is sappy, spicy, has fabulous flavor, and great texture. It is an eminently enjoyable everyday bottle.
It has deep boysenberry fruit suggestions, smoky/meaty/gamey complex flavor components that emphasize our terroir, and a lengthy creamy texture. Aged for 14 months in François Frères barrels. |
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2006 Vin Gris d'Amador
Rosé (Amador County) |
Our 2006 bottling of Vin Gris has the dryness, richness, and terroir of the best French rosés. With a substantial amount of Mourvèdre in this bottling the wine is more reminiscent of Bandol rosé than Tavel, in fact, people often compare
the rosé to some of the most famous French rosés. We bleed some of our red Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah tanks to concentrate and intensify flavors. This juice goes into French barrels to ferment just like our other white wines. The wine has subtle cinnamon/nutmeg spiciness with tasty strawberry fruit characteristics. It is absolutely dry with a delicious creamy nuance and crisp bite.
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2000 Noir "Grand Année"
(Amador County) |
The 2000 is extremely juicy and vibrant with characteristic Grenache plum and black cherry flavors, Mourvèdre's smoky gaminess, and Syrah's
powerful punch and richness. Delicious and complex! This is a dead
ringer for a top Southern Rhône like a Châteauneuf-du-Pape or Gigondas. |
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2004 Roussanne (Sierra
Foothills) |
The
wine has classic Roussanne characteristics: Straw golden color; with exquisite quince, honeynut,
and beeswax aromas. It has a very rich and silky mouth feel. A rare treat.
Only 400 cases were produced. |
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2003 "Ascent" Syrah
(Sierra Foothills) |
This is a deeply concentrated wine with dense layers of aromatic
complexity. Loads of deeply-concentrated and incredibly spicy fruit aromas fill your glass. In the
mouth you’ll find thick concentrated and riotous meaty Syrah flavors, smoky wood tones, exotic
spices, mineral tones, and fine tannins. Great structure and aging potential. |
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