Initial Thoughts On 2007 Wine Blends

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Started thinking about the wines we have in the barrels and what wines we might blend this Fall, and how many bottles each we would get (makes a guy thirsty!).  We got lots of merlot and malbec, so we will make a lot of Boisique! Which is good because we *love* our Boisique! We may even consider holding the Merlot #1 over and making a "Boisique Reserve" this year.  We will have some extra Malbec and Idaho cab, so we might try a Cab/Malbec blend. We should start some taste trials to see if we like a cab/malbec blend--and then come up with a fitting name. :)

 

Here's a swag at the blends (this is just an early estimate--blends will be set after we taste).

 

Troy

 

35G of Boisique (~ 3 cases each)

30G Merlot 1&2

5G Malbec

 

Hold 35G of Boisique for an additional 6 mo for our reserve (~3 cases each)

30G Merlot 1

5G Malbec

 

48G Magnifique (~ 4 cases each)

20G WA Clone-6 Cab  42%

10G ID Cab 21%

15G Merlot 31%

2G Malbec 4%

1G Petit Verdot 2%

 

15G Syrah (~1.25 cases each)

 

41G New Blend (~3.5 cases each)

20G ID Cab 49%

20G Malbec 49%

1G Petit Verdot 2%