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2007 Chardonnay - Para Mas Amigas
2006 Cabernet Franc: 527 Vineyard
2005 Merlot: One Oak Vineyard
2005 Cab Sauvignon: Quail Creek Vineyard
2005 Cab Sauvignon : McGrail Vineyard
2006 Petite Sirah: Ruby Hill Vineyard
2005 Syrah: Madden Ranch
2006 Old Vine Zinfandel: Raboli Vineyard
2006 Zinfandel: Hansen Ranch
2006 Grenache: Hansen Ranch

Wines

2005 Merlot
"One Oak Vineyard"
Livermore Valley

Our estate Merlot Vineyard is located in the southeast foothills of Livermore Valley and has one lovely California Live Oak that is home to a Red Tail Hawk. Michael and Rhonda fell in love with this vineyard in 1995 and envisioned building a home and raising their family amongst the vines. Rhonda dreamt of retiring as an airline pilot and making wine. Michael is still dreaming.

Merlot, Merlot, Merlot Amore! This estate wine gives us a floral blueberry top note supported by a line-dried freshness of carnation. A sweet brown sugar core that tells us the oak is integrating nicely. Deeply flavored, this wine has food friendly flavors of sour cherries and blood oranges. An inviting rough-velvet texture shows a perfect balance of tannin, alcohol and acidity.

Harvested on 09/10/05
3.27 pH, TA .79
Barrel aged for 22 months,
mainly French Oak: 1/3 new,
1/3 one year old, 1/3 two year old barrels
Blended with 5% Cabernet Franc
259 cases produced