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"awesome wine value....Essay(95% chenin blanc/5% viognier)...dead-ringer for a dry tasty Loire Valley Chenin....what blows my mind....eight($8) measly dollars...full retail....incomprehensible how any wine this good could be so cheap...flowers and melons...all tank fermented and aged...I was knocked out by this wine's quality...would have thought $20 was an attractive price for it...but $8!"
- Robert Parker, Wine Talk Blog, July 2009
essay white – unirrigated, old, bush-vine chenin blanc was used as the anchor of this wine and gives it its intense fruitiness and refreshing acidity. The viognier adds floral and spicy notes and a soft, appealing richness to the palate.
essay red – old-vine shiraz and cinsaut are the base of this wine. We have intentionally made a softer, fruitier style to lend the wine extra drinkability and to match a wider range of food. Juicy red-berry fruit flavors are backed by a soft palate and accessible tannins. A portion of viognier was co-fermented with the shiraz to contribute softness to the palate and some floral notes to the aroma.