2005 redFOUR, Annadel Estate, Sonoma Valley, Library Selection
Released
March 2009, 423 cases produced
Internet-Direct Price: $23.50 / 750 mL bottle
When we planted the Annadel Estate Vineyard we sourced budwood for some of the Rhône varietals from Tablas Creek nursery - the mothervines for this wood came directly from the famed Chateau de Beaucastel. In-house we refer to the redFOUR as our ’Beaucastel blend.’ The 2005 vintage marks our first release of this soon-to-be-classic, styled like its progenitors from near Avignon but very much a product of its unique Sonoma Valley location.
Our 2005 redFOUR is a blend of 52% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre, 14% Grenache and 4% Tannat. After vinification, the components of the blend were aged for 31 months in barrel, one fourth of them new French oak.
The redFOUR is assertive but balanced, with a racy floral perfume ovelaying black cherry fruit, briary and leathery notes, and a peppery minerality.
Winemaker's tasting notes:
Wine is a deep garnet red in the glass, with pink-purple edges and perfect clarity. Like all of our wines from the 2005 vintage, the aroma is initially very closed in. With some air and time, the redFOUR opens up to an explosive perfume of rose petals, black cherries, briar, leather, black pepper and wet stone. In the mouth the initial impression is one of weight and softness, with pleasing fruit flavors and excellent equilibrium. The finish is long, complex and spicy; the structure of the wine really asserts itself in the aftertaste - this one truly merits the ’iron fist in a velvet glove’ description.
Our 2005 redFOUR is a big wine that does not mind a bit of aeration at all at this stage in its development. It is also a screaming value.
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Westwood\'s redFOUR is our take on a red blend in the style of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Bright and lively, with a racy perfume and excellent grip on the palate.
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