Archived Wines

2005 A La Cave Syrah

The majority grapes in this wine continue to come from the Coombsville area of Napa Valley. This vineyard produces wines that show richness, depth and dark fruits. To highlight more of the mineral component and smoked meat aspect of the wine we added Rockpile and Fess Parker Syrah to the blend....

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2005 Arrowhead Mountain Vineyard Zinfandel

Anisette, black currants, and Black Licorice stick all wrapped into one. Briery notes of roasted Herbs de Provence in a cherry-raspberry Liqueur chocolate that is sprinkled with freshly cracked red and black pepper flow with an unending abandoned. Deep in color, almost black as the abyss. An...

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2005 California Cuvée Syrah

Always a new experience every year for us at JC Cellars, it's a chance to take wines we have produced and nurtured along the way and produce not just a wine, but a experience that represents the many aromatics and flavors of the different AVAs of California. This year’s blend has become my...

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2005 Fess Parker's Vineyard Syrah

Layers upon layers of aromatics, textures and flavors that seem to flow from the beginning to the end and back to the beginning again. We have been producing wine from these vineyards since 1997 and with each year the fruit just seems to get better and more complex. With that said, the 2005...

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2005 Iron Hill Vineyard Zinfandel

Planted in 2000, Iron Hill’s “old vines” flavor profile belies its age. It contains a sweet, concentrated briery fruit component of cherries and raspberries. This “briery” effect is a term usually used to describe “old vine” Zinfandel’s of 75-100...

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2005 The First Date Rhône Blend

I love it when a wine draws you in; you become infatuated with its honey, golden apricots and floral aromas. The textures and flavors of this wine take you in many directions from silky honeysuckle with just a dash of apricots, peaches and bees wax to almonds and exotic spices.

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2005 The Impostor

Roasted earth, crème de cassis, black cherry liqueur, layered with plume pudding, dark chocolate, marjoram, tarragon, smoked venison, and the list can go on and on and on! Without a doubt this is the most exotic and mysterious wine we have ever produced. You feel the wine is going in one...

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