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With this wine we enter our second decade of producing the Blues Cuvee.  It began with a desire to demonstrate and promote the qualities of one of the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Franc, and has evolved to include the other traditional grape varietals but still anchored by the Cabernet Franc grape.

This vintage includes a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon produced from the  Beckmen family’s Purisima Mountain Vineyard.  The other components are Merlot from the Westerly Vineyard, and Cabernet Franc from Westerly and Vogelzang Vineyards, both of which are located in the eastern part of the Santa Ynez Valley, referred to as the Happy Canyon area.

The wines were aged in 100% French oak barrels for about 21 months and bottling took place in early June 2005.

The wine has a beautiful, almost perfumey aroma, with hints of cassis and plums. On the palate, the wine is rich, has just a moderate trace of tannins, rich, succulent flavors and a long, complex finish accented with hints of toasty oak.  This wine will benefit from 2 to 4 years of additional bottle aging.  Enjoy with pork roast, prime rib and other savory meats.

Rick Longoria
Winemaker
October 2005

Composition:  61% Cabernet Franc:  Vogelzang Vineyard – 33%
Westerly Vineyard – 28%
31% Merlot: Westerly Vineyard
8% Cabernet Sauvigon:  Purisima Mountain Vineyard

Production: 250 cases
Lab analysis is not available at this time.
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