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	BLEND & GRAPE SOURCES: 34% Grenache Rosé, 34% Syrah, 13% Mourvèdre, 11% Alicante Bouschet, 4% Petite Sirah, 4% Carignane. Grapes came from Monterey County (63%), Napa (13%), Contra Costa (13%) and San Joaquin (11%). HARVEST DATES: Sept. 20 - Nov. 4, 1999 WINEMAKING DATA: Grapes were harvested at an average 24.8° Brix, fermented in stainless steel tanks, then aged for 17 months in a combination of new French oak barrels (20%) and two- to four-year-old French and American oak (80%). The wine was blended and bottled in June, 2001. Cool temperatures characterized much of the 1999 growing season, but the absence of rain and a warming trend in mid-July insured the grapes would properly mature. While picking was two to three weeks behind normal and crop yields were down from the previous year, the harvest nevertheless yielded highly extractive fruit with good color, flavor and acid levels. The result is a full-bodied red wine with aromas of red fruits, dried flowers and spices followed by jammy, ripe berry flavors, soft, sweet tannins and complex layers of fruit.
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