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2004 Quixote Petite Syrah

Region: Napa Valley

Vineyard: Stags' Leap Ranch

Age of Vines: 10 Years

Geographic Location: Stags' Leap Ranch

Exposure: South by southeast

Soil: Shallow loam over clay hardpan

Subterranean: Ancient terraces

Production: 950 cases

Tasting Notes:

This is a rich, ripe wine with a texture as voluptuous as it is viscous. It is dense purple in color, offering complex spice and dark fruit aromatics. It is well-layered with intense blackberry and dark fruit characteristics that linger on the finish, working in concert with the kind of earthiness we’ve come to expect from our Stags’ Leap Ranch vineyard. It’s soft enough to drink now, but has the structure for aging at least another decade.