Amuse Bouche Red Blend 2008 (Napa Valley, California) - [WE 95] [WA 93]

Notes from the Winemaker: This will happen only once! Her name blesses the back label of some of Napa Valley's finest wines. Now Heidi is making her debut on the face label. With this tantalizing opener, we are pleased to offer our 2008 Amuse Bouche - embellished with a Warhol-esque representation of our esteemed winemaker. THE WINE Once again, we have produced a Pomerol-style wine, blending 94% Merlot with 6% Cabernet Franc from our estate vineyards. The 2008 was harvested by blocks on Sept 18 and October 1. This was a very good vintage in Napa Valley, but with much lower yields; our production was just under 500 cases. Heidi describes this wine as remarkably aromatic, with strong flavors of jammy black cherries and cocoa bean and underlying hints of crushed minerals and vanilla. Simply delicious! The Amuse Bouche 2008 was aged in a combination of Taransaud, Gamba and Radoux cooperage, and bottled in April 2010. THE ARTIST: STEVE KAUFMAN The Amuse Bouche 2008 original art was create