The 2007 vintage was characterized by a beautiful ripening season. The winter provided little rainfall which led to drier soils and consequently an earlier-than-normal bud-break in March. Overall the season was very mild, allowing extended hang-time to slowly ripen and mature the fruit. A brief heat wave at the end of August spiked day-time sugars but the cooling fog in the afternoons helped to maintain consistent brix levels. Continued stable weather conditions through October favored the vines. As a result: the tannins, sugars and ripeness came into alignment in unison to produce a superior harvest in quality, yield and varietal flavors.

Color is rosewood/ruby with tremendous depth. Blackcurrant and fig with licorice and loam tease the nose. The palate is layered with rich fruit in a kaleidoscope of cherry/currant/fig/plum/blueberry. Exotic spice peppers the saturated palate and rounds out the ripe, intensely focused composition. Best complimented by duck or wood-grilled lamb.