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VINTAGE 2016 M E N D O C I N O C O U N T Y

ONE FATHER, ONE SON.

C AR I GNAN

OUR STORY

“Years ago, when I was just starting out as a winemaker, it was almost unheard of to

get French oak wine barrels and American oak barrels were for whisky, not wine. But

we still needed barrels to age our wine, so we purchased new and usexd bourbon

barrels. Today, American and French oak wine barrels are commonplace, so the

inspiration for 1,000 Stories is a nod to the way things were.”

THE WINE

This is a very special, limited release of 1000 Stories Bourbon Barrel-Aged Carignan,

our first-ever release of Carignan as a single varietal. As soon as these grapes came

into the winery, I knew they deserved to stand alone. But that’s not the only special

thing about this batch: I worked on this project with my son, Ian, who is not a

winemaker but rather a wine enthusiast. There’s a little bit of both of us in this wine:

classic and rustic with a little edge. Look for notes of brilliantly racy red and black

fruits set to a rich backdrop of toast, herbs and cocoa.

TOTAL ACIDITY: 0.56G/100ML RESIDUAL SUGAR: 0.47G/100ML pH: 3.56 ALCOHOL: 14.7%

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