Rozet Vineyards Los Robles Viejos 2001
Region: Berkley, California
Winery: Rozet Vineyards
Variety: Los Robles Viejos

http://winefoolery.blogspot.com/2006/05/2001-edmunds-st-john-los-roble...
http://www.edmundsstjohn.com/TheWines/LosRoblesViejos/2001red.html

WINEMAKING NOTES: Grapes destemmed into open-top fermenters, cuvaisons averaging 12-15 days, caps punched down 2-4 times daily. Each lot pressed directly into older French puncheons (averaging 15-20 years age), where malolactic fermentation occurred naturally. Wines left undisturbed until March or April '02 (except for topping barrels), when first racking was undertaken, and blend (49% Mourvèdre, 28% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 8% Counoise) was made. Racked twice more prior to '02 harvest, then into stainless, prior to bottling (May, 2004).

WINEMAKER'S TASTING NOTES: It's a strong, deep, ruby-crimson red, a bit darker than the 2000. There are intense, "sauvage" aromas of raspberry, cherry, roasted plumskin, dried rose-petal, black pepper, smoke and grilled meat, a whiff of lavender, a dash of thyme. Texture is silky; there are flavors of red and black fruits, great spiciness, absolutely perfect balance, and really exceptional length to the finish. Much to recommend it already, but it's clearly well-built for the long haul.

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