2015 Proprietor's Blend
Estate Grown &
Bottled
California, Shenandoah
Valley
Winemaker's Notes:
Proprietor's Blend was the very first red wine blend that
I first made in 2004 and since then continued making it every year. This wine,
which became one of the Gallery Collection Club's most favorite wines, is
released yearly in November. The
components that go into this wine are always the same while the composition may
vary from year to year in order to balance the wine with respect to its flavor
profile. Each component of this blend is individually
aged in French oak barrels. We create the blend about 6 months before
bottling, after which the blended new wine goes back into barrels for an additional
aging before bottling.
This wine has
its own identity without having any of its components dominate the flavor. It is
a well-balanced wine with a deep red color, rich dark fruit aromas and flavors
carrying all the way to the finish and adding nuances of coffee and cocoa. It is a big wine with a firm structure,
complexity, an abundance of tannins and a long and sustained finish.
Varietal Content
: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah, 30% Cabernet Franc
Appellation: Estate
Grown, Shenandoah Valley, California
Bottling Date: August
30, 2017
Cases Produced: 199
Alcohol: 14.9%
pH: 3.6
Residual Sugar: Less than 0.1%
