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Bedford Thompson Grenache Santa Barbara County Thompson Vineyard(2000)

Usually blended with other Rhone varieties in France, the generous upfront fruit character and complex layering of flavors from the Thompson Vineyard earns this varietal its own bottling every year. We consistently produce an uncharacteristically well concentrated, rich, ruby red Grenache. The 2000 vintage was an exceptional year for the Thompson Vineyard. Cold soaking the fruit for 36 hours along with a 14 day, open top fermentation expanded the extraction. An 18 month stay in French oak barrels, 25 percent new, toned the fruit character creating a wine of strength and grace. It is very read more...
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Aug-03
87/100
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12/31/03
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December 2003
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