Designation Article

The 2003 Rhone Ridge Cuvèe is a blend of 4 classic Rhone Varietals: 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 10% Counois and 10% Cinsault. Like many southern Rhone wines, this is a full-bodied wine with flavors and aromas of currants, blackberries and spiced fruits. A cool September delayed the harvest of many of these grapes to the beginning of November, which resulted in a rich wine with toothsome tannins and a long, sweet, heady finish. These vines range from 5-10 years old. This wine is 100% destemmed, with a 6 day cold soak followed by 20 days maceration at 90°F. This wine matured for 10 months in 33% new French oak and was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
2001 Rhone ridge: 47% Syrah, 30 % Grenache,23 % Mouvedre. 14.5 % Alcohol.