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2005 Villa Creek Avenger
Last edited on 1/9/2008 by Pablo
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Winemaker's Note
2005 Avenger
Avenger is the blend that launched the brand 6 years ago. We always try to emulate that special wine that brought many of you to our mailing list back then. Avenger is always built around Syrah some of which has been aged in Hungarian oak barrels imparting that Indian spice that complements the Syrah so well.
This was our first vintage utilizing the amazing fruit off the young Booker vineyard. Lisa and Eric Jensen’s meticulous farming have paid off. For being so young, the clusters had amazing uniformity and resulted in wine with rich, clean, pure Syrah fruit.
This wine was handled in the traditional Villa Creek fashion of gently de-stemming to whole berries, native yeast fermentations, and daily punch downs. This wine was slowly and gently pressed near dry and placed into barrel where it remained for 18 months.
Blend: 60% Booker Syrah, 20% Booker and Denner Grenache, 20% James Berry Mourvedre
Oak: 50% new, equal parts French, Hungarian and American
Appearance: Rich, dark ruby red
Nose: Sweet smoke, juicy black fruits and Indian spice
Palate: Smoked meats, dark fruits and a deliciously lengthy finish filled with minerals and texture. Enjoy now and will evolve nicely in the cellar for 10 years.
2005 Avenger
Avenger is the blend that launched the brand 6 years ago. We always try to emulate that special wine that brought many of you to our mailing list back then. Avenger is always built around Syrah some of which has been aged in Hungarian oak barrels imparting that Indian spice that complements the Syrah so well.
This was our first vintage utilizing the amazing fruit off the young Booker vineyard. Lisa and Eric Jensen’s meticulous farming have paid off. For being so young, the clusters had amazing uniformity and resulted in wine with rich, clean, pure Syrah fruit.
This wine was handled in the traditional Villa Creek fashion of gently de-stemming to whole berries, native yeast fermentations, and daily punch downs. This wine was slowly and gently pressed near dry and placed into barrel where it remained for 18 months.
Blend: 60% Booker Syrah, 20% Booker and Denner Grenache, 20% James Berry Mourvedre
Oak: 50% new, equal parts French, Hungarian and American
Appearance: Rich, dark ruby red
Nose: Sweet smoke, juicy black fruits and Indian spice
Palate: Smoked meats, dark fruits and a deliciously lengthy finish filled with minerals and texture. Enjoy now and will evolve nicely in the cellar for 10 years.