2002 La Faute (Wines / Red) -- Madrona Vineyards Shopping Cart -- Faute La 2002

<H1>2002 La Faute -- Madrona Vineyards Shopping Cart</H1> $18.00 -- "The Mistake" - Cab/Shiraz/Merlot Blend Sometimes things don’t quite go as planned. Case in point, our 2002 La Faute. The history of this wine was not meant to be nearly as interesting as it turned out. In fact, this wine was not meant to made at all. The 2002 Vintage In blending the 2002 Shiraz/Cabernet, we intentionally held out the premium lots of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon from the vintage to be barreled down for further aging. This would allow us to make our Reserve Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. In bottling the 2002 Reserve Syrah, not all the Syrah was used. I decided to make a second “Premier” bottling of our extremely popular 2002 Shiraz/Cabernet, using the same percentages as the first. Unfortunately, I neglected to notice that we had topped the Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot during the 8 months between bottlings. And it wasn’t until we were preparing to label the wine some four months later that I checked the percentages on the database. Computers don’t lie, and we now had over 4% Merlot in the blend. Not having a market for a Shiraz/Cab/Merlot/Cab Franc/Petit Verdot blend, we sat on the wine and it aged. Finally Maggie and I decided we should just fess up to everyone that we had made a mistake. Thus the name, “La Faute,” which translates from French as “The Mistake.”. The wine has an incredible balance, not only on the nose, but on the palate as well. The aromas are a complex melding of cherry, dark plum, and dried cranberry fruit with an intriguing mix of pipe tobacco spice, light nutmeg and earthy notes. Neither purely Cabernet nor Syrah, it’s a wonderfully interesting marriage. The palate is complex like the nose with and elegant nature and balanced mouthfeel. Rich yet alive, the influence of the Syrah on the mid-palate with blueberry/cherry fruit is exciting. The Cabernet base carries well into the finish with an earthy berry character and an enticement to enjoy more. Enjoy this wine with any grilled meat dish and enjoy it while it lasts. Contrary to public requests, I don’t plan to make more “mistakes” like this! . <a href="http://www.madronavineyards.com/ourwines/pdfs/2002_LaFaute.pdf" target="_blank"><img height="17" src="https://www.nexternal.com/madrona/images/pdf.gif" width="16" align="absMiddle" border="0" /></a> Printable wine description and facts (2002 La Fauté Fact Sheet) Facts<LI>Appellation: Estate Grown, El Dorado <LI>Blend: 71.5% Shiraz, 23.4% Cab, 4.1% Merlot, 0.7% CF, 0.3% Petit Verdot <LI>Production: 332 Cases <LI>Cellar Potential: 2-5 Years <LI>Alcohol: 13.5% <LI>pH: 3.70 <LI>Total Acidity: 0.50g/100ml Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Category2" TITLE="Wines">Wines</A> / <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Category3" TITLE="Red">Red</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product249 TITLE="2006 Zinfandel">2006 Zinfandel</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product225 TITLE="2005 Merlot">2005 Merlot</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product306 TITLE="2007 Cabernet Franc">2007 Cabernet Franc</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product300 TITLE="2007 Grenache">2007 Grenache</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product269 TITLE="2005 Nebbiolo">2005 Nebbiolo</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product246 TITLE="2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - Reserve">2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - Reserve</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product251 TITLE="2005 Quintet">2005 Quintet</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product169 TITLE="2003 Syrah - Black Label Enyé">2003 Syrah - Black Label Enyé</A> -- 4 Bottle Limit <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product219 TITLE="2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - Black Label">2005 Cabernet Sauvignon - Black Label</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/madrona/Product241 TITLE="2005 Syrah - Reserve">2005 Syrah - Reserve</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/madrona" TITLE="Madrona Vineyards Products">Madrona Vineyards Products</A> <A HREF="http://www.MadronaVineyards.com">Madrona Vineyards</A> Madrona Vineyards <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce software">ecommerce software</A> powered by Nexternal

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