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	BLEND & GRAPE SOURCES: 56% Syrah, 34% Grenache, 3% Carignane, 3% Petite Sirah, 2% Alicante Bouschet, 2% Mourvèdre. Estate-grown fruit from Monterey County comprised 86% of the blend, with 14% from independent growers. Harvest Dates: Aug. 29 – Oct. 9, 2001. WINEMAKING DATA: Grapes were harvested at an average 24.3º Brix, fermented in stainless steel tanks, then aged for 19 months in a combination of new French oak barrels (30%) and two- to three-year-old French oak (70%). The wine was blended and bottled June 1, 2003. The 2001 vintage produced well balanced, concentrated, flavorful fruit with generous yields, despite some extreme temperature fluctuations during the growing season. Weak or stressed vines were affected by a heat spell in the first week of October, but our unpicked vineyards withstood these last Indian summer days and reached optimal ripeness. The result is a lush, full-bodied wine with aromas of black cherry, huckleberry and rosemary, finishing with sweet oak tannin and ripe fruit flavors.
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