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FROM THE WINEMAKER'S NOTEBOOK

• Our Premium Whites

1997 Estate Bottled Cuvee Gold
This wine is fruity, off-dry, aperitif summer wine, a perfect accompaniment to spicy cuisine.

2001 Estate Bottled Chenin Blanc
"A (French) Vouvray made in the Carmel Valley" (Scripps-Howard Newspapers) – produced from our best Chenin Blanc vineyards, this wine has a lemonade sweetness with a clean, refreshing finish – hints of apricot and pineapple fruits, bright, crisp and refreshing.

2000 Estate Bottled Chardonnay
Lemon-lime fruit with hints of banana, caramel and integrated oak/toast. Rich round mouth feel with a long finish.

2001 Estate Bottled Late Harvest Johannisberg Riesling
Superb dessert wine, smooth and mouth-coating, lightly honeyed upon entry with crisp flavors through to the end - hints of almond/marzipan on finish.

• Our Premium Reds

1994 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon "RESERVE"
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our very best vineyards. Intense berry characteristics, a perfect marriage of tannins and oak. (Gold Metal – Tasters Guild)

1996 Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon
An extraordinary, big, rich, full-bodied wine with blackberry, cassis and vanilla flavors, deep tannins and long finish. An extraordinary accomplishment. (Decanter Magazines choice as "Best New Release," February 2001

1999 Cachagua Cabernet
Freshly crushed blackberries & raspberries, ripe bing cherry, with hints of vanilla. Approachable tannins that match fruit level producing flavors and a long finish.

2001 Estate Bottled Pinot Noir
Lovely weight and mouth-filling, with true Burgundy character. Nice strawberry & cherry aroma with hints of balanced oak throughout. Soft tannins that extend into a lingering finish of fruit & oak.

2000 Estate Bottled Merlot
Beautiful ripe plum with oak & blackberry notes, hints of spice and cinnamon in mid-palate for a broad middle. Silky tannins (velvety) carry flavor through a long finish.

1995 Cabernet Estate
Ripe black currant fruit with mint, barrel and pipe tobacco and toasty oak. Tangy cherry & plum fruits completed with cedar and cigar box tones, soft tannins on the finish.

2000 Estate Cabernet Savignon
Wonderful cassis, blackberry, bittersweet chocolate with notes of toasted oak and soft vanilla. Very broad flavor profile. Bold tannins with strong berry/cherry flavors with a lingering finish.

1997 Signature Reserve Cabernet
Magnificent ripe berry fruits, jammy cassis, new french oak, dark chocolate and big, rich tannins layered in fruit and oak.

2000 Meritage
Delicious, mouth-watering dark fruit flavors with cassis, dark chocolate & blackberries and just the right amount of oak. Remarkable complexity and appropriate tannins. The wine is built for the long term.

 


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