CLONE - POMMARD,  115,  667

VINE AGE - PLANTED  IN  1999

YIELD - 2.8  TONS  PER  ACRE

CASES - 316

ALCOHOL - 13.2%

VINEYARD  SITE

ESTATE - SOLOMON HILLS

APPELLATION - SANTA MARIA VALLEY

COUNTY - SANTA BARBARA

VYD AREA - 10 MILES FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN

WINEMAKER  NOTES
Hand harvested at night, and fermented with native yeast and malolactic fermentations.  Aged for 18 months in French oak; 33% new.  This wine was bottled unfiltered.

Vibrant aromatics of  fennel, cinnamon, and blue fruits domi- nate the aromatics at the moment. These carry through to the spicey fruits on the substantially masculine palate with integrat-ed acidity, and great length.

SOILS
Garey Series; a marine based wind deposited loamy sand that at one time was the sea bed.

ACCOLADES
94 Points - Antonio Galloni                  94 Points - Jeb Dennuck

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast               91+ Points - Wine Advocate