These are old school wines in many ways. They seem to be still in fluctuation for their product line because what was tasted was primarily older vintages... the wines were still viable but when placed opposite other more current vintages may be harder to sell... not inexpensive wines either.
Freidiani Vineyard is the site the wines are pulled from, an older site that has the old vine wines. Coach Vermeil as he is called was born and raised in Napa Valley, so he comes by the wine business honestly.
Sauvignon Blanc 2007 golden yellow color, what was described as a "grave" wine from the bordeaux region of france... and true there was some minerality, flinty character but really a light wine in body. would have liked a little more heft in the wine.
Charbono 2005.. an Italian varietal that has only about 85 acres planted in California and a good chunk on this property. juicy on the finish.. nice dark extraction, some meaty touch to the finish.. interesting wine , very user friendly
Syrah 2004... ok juice to it, a little fleshy on the body but relatively uninteresting in the final final
Zin 2003 from vines planted in the last century around 56.. purple tinged with rust in the glass, more of a claret style zin, no high alcohol or extraction.. a little of a sherry on the nose which could be some oxidation from age....
Cabernet Franc 2005 beautiful nose of violet and earth, cedar, very lush and a strong mid palate of fruit that carries to the end... dark berry fruit makes me remember why I like Cab franc.
Jean Louis Vermeil Cabernet 2003 named for his grandfather..and probably wine of the day... pretty purple garnet color which surprised me a little given the age on the wine... lead pencil and cassis nose with dark berry fruit coming out through a long finish. maybe just a little too pricey but definitely a good bottle of wine.
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