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Firestone 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Ynez Valley
Winemaker Notes - Our Cabernet Sauvignon hails from the Firestone estate and select neighboring vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley. The 2005 vintage was aged in French oak barrels for 21 months. begins with elegant aromas of boysenberry and juniper berry with a hint of pencil shaving. Sleek flavors cassis and black currant unfold with nuances of mint and mocha. The texture is deep and elegant, finishing with smooth, supple tannins.
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2005 Santa Ynez Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Deep ruby in color, our 2005 Santa Ynez Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of sweet boysenberries, cassis and dark chocolate, with hints of mocha and juniper berry. The palate echoes the aromas, dominated by flavors of rich chocolate, berry and cassis. Secondary flavors of black licorice and sweet baking spices emerge with time, perfectly balanced by the full, chewy tannins and luxurious mouthfeel. The finish lingers with notes of dark chocolate and sweet spices.
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Typically briary and savory with the signature of the Santa Ynez Valley cherry and plum flavors, the wine is also unusually soft and lush with a velvety texture on the palate. Serve this wine with grilled meats, roasted red peppers and beans, or Santa Ynez style barbeque.
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Elegant and refined, notes of cedar and graphite over a base of ripe blackberry. Blackcurrant fruit flavors are layered with mocha and eucalyptus on the palate. Tannins are sleek and smooth, adding depth to the wine and providing the perfect backdrop for the complex flavors.
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In 2001, our Cabernet Sauvignon benefited from the convergence of an excellent growing season and new estate vineyard initiatives for the achievement of optimal fruit balance. The result is a wine of extraordinary depth and elegance. A complex bouquet of cassis, licorice and caramel reveals hints of chocolate and tobacco. The cassis and caramel notes continue into the palate with accents of black cherry and toasty oak. A gorgeously structured texture unfolds with balanced tannins into a smooth, lingering...
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Typically briary and savory with the signature of the Santa Ynez Valley cherry and plum flavors, the wine is also unusually soft and lush with a velvety texture on the palate. Serve this wine with grilled meats, roasted red peppers and beans, or Santa Ynez style barbeque.
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Typically briary and savory with the signature of the Santa Ynez Valley cherry and plum flavors, the wine is also unusually soft and lush with a velvety texture on the palate. Serve this wine with grilled meats, roasted red peppers and beans, or Santa Ynez style barbeque.
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Typically briary and savory with the signature of the Santa Ynez Valley cherry and plum flavors, the wine is also unusually soft and lush with a velvety texture on the palate. Serve this wine with grilled meats, roasted red peppers and beans, or Santa Ynez style barbeque.
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Firestone Sauvignon Blanc Santa Ynez 2008
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Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Santa Ynez Valley 750ml 2008
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Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Santa Ynez Valley
Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc Santa Ynez Valley 750ml 2008
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Our 2007 Sauvignon Blanc hails from the Firestone Vineyard estate with contributions from select neighboring vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley. Winemaking emphasis was placed on preserving the varietals bright fruit flavors and vivid acid profile in the pursuit of a crisp, expressive style of Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes were harvested in the cool morning hours, with individual blocks picked over a span of three weeks from late September through early October. Inert gas was employed as a buffer...
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Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast California; Group: White wine, Sauvignon Blanc, All Wines, Santa Ynez
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Harvest for flavor and physiological fruit development (developed skin and seed tannin), Hand picked, Destemmed & Crushed, Fermented with 28 day skin contact (for added extraction and layering of tannins for mouthfeel), Drained, lot selected, racked to barrels for 22 months ageing in limited thin-staved French Oak Barrels, ML fermented.
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