Specifications:
- 73 % Pinot Noir
- 27 % Chardonnay

- whole cluster pressed and tank fermented using prise de mousse yeast
- 100 % malolactic fermentation
- 18-24 months En Tirage
- riddled by hand in true Méthode Champenoise fashion

- Varietal/Style: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir Sparkling
- Vintage: 1998 (Brut de Noirs)
- Winemaker: Dave Hickey
- Retail Price: $22

Tasting notes
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Specifications:
- 59 % Syrah
- 39 % Pinot Noir
- 2 % Viognier

- high fruit concentration from San Luis Obispo County
- handpicked
- cold maceration prior to fermentation
- temperature-controlled during fermentation
- maceration between 21 and 27 days
- aged 17 months in gentle French oak
- No fining or filtering

- Varietal/Style: Red table wine
- Vintage: 2000
- Winemaker: (Stephane Asseo)
- Retail Price: $32

Tasting notes

Specifications:
- 40 % Cabernet Franc, Carmody McKnight Vineyard 1995
- 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon, Lone Madrone Vineyard 1996
- 20 % Cabernet Sauvignon, Lone Madrone Vineyard 1997

- average barrel age four years
- pressed off half way through fermentation
- completed fermentation in barrel
- no yeast or SO2
- no ML starter
- only native beasties
- small amount of SO2 added after two years

- Varietal/Style: Bordeaux blend
- Vintage: MV
- Winemaker: John Munch (Le Cuvier Winery)
- Retail Price: $42 SOLD OUT!

Tasting notes