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2003 Rosella's Vineyard Syrah
Cases: 84   Alcohol: 15.4   pH: 3.9   Total Acid: .60
Harvested: October 30th
Brix at Harvest: 28.6, 26.4
Clones: Bien Nacido, 877
Aged: 13 months
Coooperage: 100% French, 15% new (Francois Freres, Remond)
Bottled: Unfiltered and unfined August 8, 2005
Brimming with flavors of red stone fruit, ruby grapefruit, caramel apple and the vineyard's signature wet earth and white pepper notes, our Rosella's Vineyard Syrah is a multi-faceted wine with age-worthy complexity and structure.

2002 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir
Picked on October 8th, 2002 at 26.2 brix, the fruit for this wine spent 20 days on the skins between cold soak and fermentation before being racked to French oak barrels for 11 months aging.
Cases: 302   Price: $44   Alcohol: 14.7%    T.A. : 60   pH: 3.85
Aging: 11 months
Cooperage: 100% French, 60% new (Remond, Francois Freres, Marsannay)
Bottling Date: August 2003 Unfiltered Unfined
Tasting Notes: Sweet fruit and cherry flavors abound with notes of dried herb and a hint of marshmallow. Round and silky smooth on the palate, this wine is ready now and will drink beautifully for up to three years.

2002 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir
Picked on September 13th, 2002 at 25 brix, the fruit for this wine spent18 days on the skins between cold soak and fermentation before being racked to French oak barrels for 11 months aging.
Cases: 89   Price: $48   Alcohol: 14.9%    T.A. : .55   pH: 3.70
Aging: 11 months
Cooperage: 100% French, 60% new (Remond, Francois Freres, Marsannay)
Bottling Date: August 2003 Unfiltered Unfined
Tasting Notes: This is a big, dramatic and brooding wine showing layers of dark plum, black cherry and cola chocolate carried to a lingering finish by cellar-worthy tannins.

2002 Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
Cases Produced: 170    Price: $31    Alcohol: 14.5%    T.A. : 54    pH: 3.88
Aging: 10 months
Cooperage: 100% French. 50% New. From the Allier, Tronçais, Vosages and Bertranges forests of central France .
Tasting Notes: High-toned notes of fresh blueberry and crème dominate the nose and palate, with a whisper of sweet earth/forest floor detectable in background. From whiff to quaff this wine is pure silk and lushness.

2002 Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah
Our 2002 Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah is an equal blend of both Garys' and Rosella's vineyards. Picked on November 5, 2002, at 26 brix, this wine spent a total of 21 days on the skins between cold soak and fermentation before being racked to barrel for 14 months aging .
Cases Produced: 122   Price: $31   Alcohol: 15.4%   T.A: .62   pH: 3.82
Aging: 14 months
Cooperage: 100% French. 30% New. ( Remond, Francois Freres and Marsannay)
Tasting Notes: A big rich, multifaceted wine, our 2002 Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah shows complex layers of wild berry, dark plum, sweet earth and white pepper with a round mouthfeel, and a luxuriously long finish.

2001 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir
Released: February 2003
Retail Price: $44
Cases Produced: 94 cases   Alcohol: 14.7%   T.A.: .54   pH: 3.92
Cooperage: 100% French. 50% New. From the Allier, Troncais, Vosges and Bertranges forests of central France.
Aging: 11 months  Bottling Date: August 2002
Cellar Recommendations: Drink upon release or cellar up to 5-7 years
Tasting Notes: The wine's inky, opaque color is the first hint of its great complexity. Concentrated ripe cherry and blackberry fruit mingle with notes of sweet earth and cocoa powder. The dense, rich mouthfeel leads to a vanilla-draped, lingering finish

2001 Santa Lucia Appellation Pinot Noir
Released: February 2003
Retail Price: $33
Cases Produced: 95 cases   Alcohol: 14.5%   T.A.: .58    pH: 3.87
Cooperage: 100% French. 50% New. From the Allier, Troncais, Vosges and Bertranges forests of central France
Aging: 11 months  Bottling Date: August 2002
Cellar Recommendations: Drink upon release or cellar up to 5-7 years
Tasting Notes: This blend of fruit from Garys' and Rosella's Vineyards delivers incredible aromatics and high-toned fruit flavors, nuanced by notes of sweet earth and dried herb. The focused structure and smooth mouthfeel give way to the citrus zest finish.

2001 Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir
Released: Fall 2003
Retail Price: $44 
Cases Produced: 259 cases   Alcohol: 14.7%   T.A.: .60   pH: 3.85
Cooperage: 100% French. 60% New. From the Allier, Troncais, Vosges and Bertranges forests of central France
Aging: 16 months  Bottling Date: January 2003
Cellar Recommendations: Cellar up to 3-5 years

2001 Pisoni Vineyard Pinot Noir
Released: Fall 2003
Retail Price: $48
Cases Produced: 212 cases   Alcohol: 14.9%   T.A.: .57   pH: 3.60
Cooperage: 100% French. 70% New. From the Allier, Troncais, Vosges and Bertranges forests of central France
Aging: 16 months   Bottling Date: January 2003
Cellar Recommendations: Cellar up to 5-7 years