2013 Spring Release

Since my first release with the 2005 vintage, I have never been this excited to be releasing what I feel are the best wines to come out of Booker.  I believe this vintage is our Holy Grail. Unfortunately for all of us in the Central Coast, the drought is really starting to affect us here in Paso Robles, especially at Booker. The 2013 vintage was very light, and the 2014 was borderline devastating, with our harvest down more than 40%. Bad for us, but great quality for you. Open-ordering at the end may be limited, but if you have the opportunity to be greedy...this is the vintage to do it in!

It was a hot year, and even with the shade cloth in the vineyard the wines became very intense with a soft, luscious mid-palate. Across the board there are no dogs. I am especially excited about the variation from the elegant, Chateauneuf-style of Ripper and Oublie to the massive Fracture, Vertigo and the all new Fulldraw. No need to over-hype Fracture and Vertigo, they're stunning. The new wine Fulldraw is from my Assistant Winemaker Connor McMahon's vineyard adjoining Booker. This GSM blew critics away with it's young vine ripeness and massive density. Also returning, and making it's first appearance since 2010, is the Tempranillo! As most of you know, I only make this in spectacular years.

On a different note, after 8 vintages I felt it was time to spruce up our labels, hope you like them!  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram if you want an early peek at them!