The bright pink grapefruit aromas in the nose are accentuated by dried apricot and fresh cut hay. The round texture in the mouth conjures flavors of honeydew melon and peach orchard. The lush yet vibrant mouth feel gives way to clean balanced acidity in the back of the palate where the wine finishes clean with a hint of mineral. Truly a wine with a sense of place!

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Soft flavors of pear and green apple are prevalent in the nose and balanced beautifully with citrus flavors in the front palate. The complexity of the vineyard shines through in the mid palate with hints of mineral accented by the richness of the barrel fermentation. The finish is everything you would expect from a great Chardonnay: full and round, but clinging to acidity to retain the balance.

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Our Dry Creek Zinfandel is the greatest beneficiary of the little known appellation overlap between Rockple and Dry Creek AVAs — nearly 50% of the fruit that comprises it comes from our Rockpile vineyards. 2006 was a very long and cool growing season in Northern Sonoma County. The Zinfandels benefited from unusually long hang time, developing complex flavors with an unmistakable elegance. Vibrant aromas belie the silky tannin and soft rich mouth feel of this wine. Bright acidity was another advantage of the cool temperatures, giving the wine phenomenal balance. While not as overtly tannic as previous vintages, the grace that the 2006 Dry Creek Zinfandel exhibits will leave you cursing global warming and craving long, cool summers.

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This wine is definitely a sum of its parts. Each of the vineyards brings a unique characteristic to the blend. In the front palate and the nose, it is all Dry Creek Cabernet: bright fruit, hints of mineral, and supple tannins. The mid palate is where the Alexander Valley fruit shows its stuff: signature chalky, dusty tannins, lush mouth feel and ripe red fruit. The amazing intensity of the fruit is discernable from start to finish. The finely grained tannins not only complement the structure of the other vineyards, but give the wine its back bone that will allow it to age gracefully for the next 7-10 years. The complexity that the 2005 vintage exhibited meant that we did not need to blend any other varietals into this wine, this is 100% Cabernet.

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