The Barbera 2005: 590 Cases Produced, Estate Grown

100% Barbera. Alcohol: 13%

TASTING NOTES

Intriguing aromas of ripe blueberry and rose petal with some spicy oak notes in the background. It has layers of nicely assertive tannins with fine hints of oak.

Will enhance a large array of cuisine with a particular affinity for Mediterranean dishes.

Accolades

Winner of Silver medals from:

• 2009 Vineyard & Winery Management Magazine Grand Harvest Awards
• 2009 Monterey Wine Competition
• Gold: 2009 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition

GROWING CONDITIONS

2005 featured a normal bud break following a very moist winter with a cool spring followed by a warm, pleasant summer; harvest began slightly later than normal. Reinvigorated vines (salts leached from the soils from winter rains) and prudent thinning induced small clusters which produced lush wines.

WINEMAKING

Our grapes were harvested, destemmed and crushed into a stainless fermentor, and then inoculated 24 hours later with pdm yeast. The must was pumped over three times daily for 13 days prior to pressing. After completion of malolactic fermentation, this wine was aged in a combination of American, French

and Hungarian oak barrels for 22 months prior to bottling.

CELLARING

Ready to be enjoyed today. It will also continue to improve in your cellar for another 4-7 years. Its ideal years will be 2009-2015.

FOOD SELECTION

Will enhance a large array of cuisine with a particular affinity for Mediterranean dishes.