Estate Blend
2009
60% Syrah, 19% Grenache, 9% Tempranillo, 8% Zinfandel, 4% Mourvedre
Aged for 23 months in 23% new French oak
Bottle Date: July 2011 / Release Date: Fall 2011
Aged for 23 months in 23% new French oak
Bottle Date: July 2011 / Release Date: Fall 2011
Our 2009 Estate Blend is a patch work of different vineyard blocks and soil types on our Paderewski Vineyard. Predominantly Syrah combined with almost all the other red varieties we have on the estate, this wine gives a sweeping glimpse of the vineyard as a whole alongside all of our innovative and site-specific winemaking practices. Almost Bordelaise in character, this wine expresses savory and refined fruit character: dried leather, red cherry, tobacco, smoked game and brown spice. The five different varieties form a cohesive, expressive wine with great texture, length and longevity in bottle. Drink now or with up to 15 years cellar age. 1,368 cases produced. RR 92pts; IWC 91pts
