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2002 Reserve Syrah

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An elegant syrah with a pleasant aromatic nose, it has mature flavors of cherry and coffee with a lingering mocha finish. This is a very smooth nicely balanced wine.

It won five medals including a silver at the very tough and prestigious Jerry Mead New World International Wine Competition.

Pair this wine with almost any food you would drink a premium red wine with. Try it with a good steak, rack of lamb, or a well-seasoned pasta dish. But do not overlook just sipping this wine with friends you want to impress.

This wine is ready to drink and needs no aging. It will cellar well for a couple of years.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • Fair Play Appellation
  • 13.9% Alcohol
  • 100% Estate Syrah
  • Aged in a combination of new and neutral French oak from both Allier and Nevers Forests
  • 143 cases produced

2002 Merlot

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This merlot has been carefully crafted from 3 different lots of merlot. Each lot was either a different clone of merlot or a different process was used in the wine making process. Meticulous effort and time was used to determine the best blend of these lots to produce a very good expression of an elegant merlot. Aged in new and used French oak for 22 months this wine has developed a smooth taste with bright fruit flavors and a lingering finish.

Pair this wine with almost any food you would drink a premium red wine with. Try it with a good steak, rack of lamb, or a well-seasoned pasta dish.

This wine is ready to drink and needs no aging. It will cellar well for a couple of years.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • Fair Play Appellation
  • 13.8% Alcohol
  • 100% Estate Merlot
  • Aged in a combination of new and neutral French oak from both Allier and Nevers Forests
  • 252 cases produced

2002 Reserve Merlot

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This merlot has been produced with a method call ‘Extended Maceration’; it is a process where we leave the wine in contact with the skins for an extended period that produces a more complex and better structured wine than the normal fermentation process. A complex and risky process no often used in modern wine making. It has produced an elegant merlot with dark fruit flavors, nice balance and structure and a long lingering finish. Aged in new and used French oak for 22 months

Pair this wine with almost any food you would drink a premium red wine with. Try it with a good steak, rack of lamb, or a well-seasoned pasta dish.

This wine is ready to drink and needs no aging. It will cellar well for a couple of years.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • Fair Play Appellation
  • 14.4% Alcohol
  • 100% Estate Merlot
  • 46 cases produced

2002 Cabernet Sauvignon

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This is a big Cabernet Sauvignon with flavors of cherries and chocolate. It starts with a pleasing fruity nose with hints of traditional cedar and tobacco, followed by a big fruity middle; it finishes with smooth mocha (chocolate). The tannins are nicely mellowed; it is well balanced with no bitter edge.

Pair this wine with almost any food you would drink a premium red wine with. Try it with a good steak, rack of lamb, or a well-seasoned pasta dish.

This wine is ready to drink and needs no aging. Cellar it if you can withstand the temptation to drink it right away. It should hold well for a couple of years.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • El Dorado Appellation
  • 14.2% Alcohol
  • 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
  • Aged in a combination of new and neutral French oak from both Allier and Nevers Forests
  • 392 cases produced

2002 Zinfandel

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The 2002 Zinfandel is a medium bodied wine full of spice and has a lingering mocha finish. Look for the white pepper and the unusual smoked meat flavor.

Pair this wine with almost any food you would drink a premium red wine with. Try it with a spicy dish such as Mexican or Moroccan.

This wine is ready to drink and needs no aging. It will cellar well for a couple of years.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • Fair Play Appellation
  • 14.1% Alcohol
  • Aged in a combination of new and neutral American Oak
  • 313 cases produced

2002 Merlot Rosé

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A French style Rosé, this wine was barrel fermented; lees aged, and bottled young to preserve its great fresh fruity nose. It starts with a nose of tropical fruits and floral aromas, followed by flavors of bright cherry and ripe raspberries; it has a nice lingering creamy finish.

This is a goes with everything red wine from your favorite pasta dish to the steak and all of the sauce you want to put on it.
  • 2002 Vintage
  • Fair Play Appellation
  • 12.8% Alcohol
  • 100% Merlot grapes
  • 252 cases produced