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A few years ago, Fred was in Mendoza, Argentina, for the harvest and came across an opportunity to team up with the Festa family, who own vineyards and a small winery there. Malbec is grown throughout Argentina, but in Mendoza it reaches a quality level that surpasses anywhere else in the world, including its native place of origin, southwest France. Our first effort is a big inky, ripe, and succulent Malbec that cries out for a juicy steak! Definitely world class.

85% Cabernet Sauvignon - 15% Merlot. A strong sequel to the inaugral Cabernet Reserve 2000, this wine was pulled out of oak after 11 months (50% new French) and aged in stainless fo an additional 6 months prior to bottling. Ripe cassis and cherry with bitter chocolate flavors and dusty tannins. All estate fruit from 26 year old vines grown on their own roots.

68% Cabernet Sauvignon - 24 % Cabernet Franc - 8 % Merlot. We picked the Cabernet Sauvignon the last week in October and the wait really paid off. Dark cherries, full-bodied and very pure fruit. Very dark color, spicy cassis fruit. Orange County Fair Gold Medal winner, 2004

An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, soaked in a conundrum...The wine's color would suggest a simple Provençal type rosé made from red Rhône varietals. The flavor and aroma betray a more complex story. As good as it gets, this rosé will not be made again since the base (97% Pinot Noir) is from our high density Pinot Noir block that was grafted to Sauvignon Gris in 2003. A splash of Syrah was added to perk up the rosé color.

The 2002 bottling of au Naturel reflects a vintage whereby our estate Sauvignon Blanc ripened at lower sugar levels. Aromas of orange blossoms and lime with a hint of wild mint. The flavors are citrus, melon and grapefruit with no oak ageing to tame their brightness. Brisk acidity with a persistant minerality in the finish. Orange County Fair Gold Medal winner, 2004

Low yields and excellent fruit quality at harvest gave us the raw material to make this intense, beautifully aromatic Sauvignon Blanc.

88% Cabernet Sauvignon - 12 % Cabernet Franc. We picked the Cabernet Sauvignon the last week in October and the wait really paid off. Dark cherries, full-bodied and very pure fruit. Very dark color, spicy cassis fruit.

h such a small crop of estate Cabernet Sauvignon in 2003 (and all of very high quality that went into the Reserve), we were left with only a couple of barrels of press wine for the Bouchet and none for our most affordable Cabernet. Fortunately, we were able to acquire a few tons of Plam Vineyard Cabernet that turned out exceptionally good.

A late harvest into the end fo October, impeccable fruit condition, and very low yields (1 ton per acre) with old vines produced our 2002 Cab Reserve. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.

An Alsatian-style Sauvignon. 45% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Sauvignon Gris, 13% Riesling, 6% Pinot Gris, 6% Pinot Blanc. A wonderful accompaniment for a warm afternoon or your favorite oriental fare. Fermented cold and kept in stainless steel tanks until bottling, the result is a floral style of Sauvignon.

Guava nectar, peach marmalade and grapefruit. This is a full-bodied wine with medium acidity, a firm mid-palate and a lingering finish. After a 24-hour soak on the skins, the wine was aged sur-lie in 50% new French Oak barrels. The final blend includes 25% Semillon.

Wonderful concentration with cherry fruit with soft tannins from cool fermentation. Four months in small French and American oak give this supple wine a touch of wood to complement but not mask its appealing regional identity.

This is a single-vineyard designated wine made from the beautiful fruit of the Purisima Vineyard. The vineyard lies in the rolling hills of the Ballard Canyon area, west of the town of Los Olivos. 100% Sauvignon Blanc, the wine has exuberant mineral notes and a lovely persistence in the finish.

Our release from the 2005 vintage - Sauvignon Blanc from the estate and neighboring vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley with a touch of Semillon and Pinot Blanc.