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2011 dream deferred Chardonnay

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 04:41:00 GMT

2011 dream deferred Chardonnay
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The winedisplays delicate aromas of pear, white peach, spices, hazelnut,wet stone, tangerine, and honey. There is great mid-palateconcentration and depth, with intense flavors of ripe pear,hazelnut, cinnamon, minerals, citrus, and white flowers. The wineis exquisitely balanced with refreshing acidity and a longpersistent finish. The wine paradoxically has both gravitas and anethereal lightness. The wine will evolve gracefully for 8-10 yearsand will likely hit its optimum drinking window in 5-6 years. Trythis wine with scallops, lobster, veal, foie gras, braised pork,and soft or fully ripened cheeses.

TechnicalDetails

The clusterswere pressed and the juice settled for 12 hours. The wine wasbarrel fermented: 30% new French oak (predominantly from Troncaisand Alliers), 30% neutral French oak, and 40% stainless steel. Thewine was aged on the lees for 19 months with weekly batonnage. 30%of the wine went through secondary fermentation. The wine achievedits sparkly brilliance from 3 judicious rackings, no fining agentswere employed. The wine was very lightly filtered to capture anyremaining lees. The alcohol is 13.5%, pH is 3.32, and thetitratable acidity is 6.5 g/L. Harvest date: October 25, 2011.

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2011 The Maestro Riesling (375ml bottle)

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 04:31:00 GMT

2011 The Maestro Riesling (375ml bottle)
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Lovely lightgolden color, the 2011 Maestro offers up an absolutely fantasticbouquet of apricot, honey, ripe pear, pineapple, honeysuckle,minerals, and a hint of tropical fruits. With a bit of air the wineshows hints of petrol, honey, white truffle, and mango. It is madein a classic auslese style. The laser-like focus of the acidity onthe palate avoids any sense of heaviness. The rich, complex finishis long and vibrant. This wine should evolve gracefully for severalyears and drink well for at least a decade or two.

TechnicalDetails

TA 8.9 g/L, pH3.15, Ethanol 11.1%, 8.40% residual sugar, 70% stainless steelfermentation, 30% neutral oak fermentation, aged sur lie for 6months and in bottle for 1 year, 100% Riesling, 28.3% Full Botrytisberries. Harvest dates: 10/26 and 10/29. 66% Kilian Vineyard, 20%Bacchus Vineyard, and 14% Dionysus Vineyard.

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2012 The Composer Riesling

Thu, 4 Apr 2013 04:20:00 GMT

2012 The Composer Riesling
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100% Riesling,blend of 3 clones Geisenheim 110, Geisenheim 198 and Neustadt 90from Bacchus, Dionysus, and Kilian Vineyards

Light straw in color, the wine offers a superb aromatic profile andpalate complexity of apple, pear, nectarine, lime, mineral, petrol,spring flowers, and a hint of tropical fruits. Made in a Kabinettstyle with outstanding concentration, crispness, and laser-likefocus. The wine’s long finish echoes a strong sense of mineralityand citrus. The wine should evolve for several years and drink wellfor at least a decade.

TechnicalDetails

11.8 g/L residual sugar, TA 8.2 g/L, pH 3.10, Ethanol 12.4%, 80%stainless steel fermentation, 20% neutral oak fermentation.

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2011 primus inter pares Grenache

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:43:00 GMT

2011 primus inter pares Grenache
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The wine had a pre-fermentationmaceration of 146 hours and a post-fermentation maceration of 55hours.

The wine was punched down byhand 3 times each day during macerations and fermentation. Allindividual wine components, including free run and press fractions,were kept separate until final blending. The oak profile is 20% newFrench oak (predominantly from Troncais and Alliers) and 80%neutral French oak. The wine achieved its sparkly brilliance from 3judicious rackings, no fining agents were employed. The wine wasvery lightly filtered to capture any remaininglees.

The alcohol is 14.9%, pH is3.65, and the titratable acidity is 5.8 g/L. Harvest date: October23, 2011.

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2011 Vox Populi Mourvedre

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:28:00 GMT

2011 Vox Populi Mourvedre
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The wine had a pre-fermentationmaceration of 120 hours and was punched down by hand 3 times eachday during macerations and fermentation.

All individual wine components,including free run and press fractions, were kept separate untilfinal blending. The oak profile is 25% new French oak(predominantly from Troncais and Alliers) and 75% neutral Frenchoak. The wine achieved its sparkly brilliance from 3 judiciousrackings, no fining agents were employed. The wine was very lightlyfiltered to capture any remaining lees.

The alcohol is 13.1%, pH is3.67, and the titratable acidity is 5.8 g/L. Harvest date: October27, 2011.

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2011 Living in the Limelight Dionysus Vineyard Petit Verdot

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:31:00 GMT

2011 Living in the Limelight Dionysus Vineyard Petit Verdot
Buy Now: $55.00

Thewine had a pre-fermentation maceration of 157 hours and was puncheddown by hand 3 times each day during macerations and fermentation.All individual wine components, including free run and pressfractions, were kept separate until final blending. The oak profileis 30% new French oak (predominantly from Troncais and Alliers) and70% neutral French oak. The wine achieved its sparkly brilliancefrom 3 judicious rackings, no fining agents were employed. The winewas very lightly filtered to capture any remaining lees. Thealcohol is 15.4%, pH is 3.79, and the titratable acidity is 5.7g/L. Harvest date: October 30,2011.

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2010 Occam's Razor Syrah Block 10 Seven Hills Vineyard

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:20:00 GMT

2010 Occam's Razor Syrah Block 10 Seven Hills Vineyard
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2011 The Lyricist Riesling

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:52:00 GMT

2011 The Lyricist Riesling
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Mediumstraw-colored, the 2011 Lyricist offers up a superb aromatic arrayof mineral, ripe pear, apricot, pineapple, honeysuckle, and a hintof tropical fruits. With a bit of air the wine shows hints ofpetrol, honey, and mango. It is made in a semi-sweet spatlesestyle. The laser-like focus of the acidity on the palate offersoutstanding concentration without any heaviness. The rich, complexfinish is long and vibrant. This wine should evolve for severalyears and drink well for at least a decade.

TechnicalDetails – TA 8.7 g/L, pH 3.05, Ethanol 11.5%, 3.98% residual sugar,70% stainless steel fermentation, 30% neutral oak fermentation,aged sur lie for 6 months, 100% Riesling, 12.3% Full Botrytisberries. Harvest dates: 10/7, 10/19, and 10/29. 41% KilianVineyard, 33% Bacchus Vineyard, and 26% DionysusVineyard.

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2009 Creative Impulse

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:49:00 GMT

2009 Creative Impulse
Buy Now: $95.00

The 2009 Creative Impulse is a blend of 71%Cabernet Sauvignon and 29% Merlot from DuBrul Vineyard. Deep richpurple in color with alluring aromatics of cassis, blackberry,mint, spice, smoke, and gravel. On the palate the wine isconcentrated and rich with beautiful texture that displays fullbodied silky tannins and amazing complexity. This gorgeous winedisplays multifaceted layers of blackberry, cassis, mint, violet,tobacco, smoke, earth, and gravel. The decadent finish is well overa minute long with resonant notes of earth, exotic spices, and darkchocolate. Properly cellared, this wine will gracefully evolve for20+ years.

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2009 Plus One

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:37:00 GMT

2009 Plus One
Buy Now: $75.00

100% Cab from Kiona Vineyard on RedMountain. This wine exhibits a deep ruby color and a rich, intensenose of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, cigar box, graphite,mint, and dried rose petals. The deeply penetrating flavors arewrapped around a tightly wound core marked by cassis, blacklicorice, gravel, graphite, minerals and roasted coffee beans. Thelush, silky tannins provide a nice supporting canvas for the palatecomplexity. The very long finish picks up notes of dried cherries,leather, tobacco, and hints of scorched earth. This wine combinesdepth, elegance, and concentration in an impressive package.Properly cellared, this wine will gracefully evolve for 15-20years.

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