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2012 Fall Release
Harvest has arrived along with our Fall Release of extended aged wines. The current releases have seemed to do even better with age and all of them will be ready to crack and drink by Thanksgiving. Here's a brief update of what's been happening at Booker...
Unfortunately the drought continues and it has definitely taken its toll on farmers. At Booker, we have very little water, and this year the drought has pushed us to the point where we have even lost vines. The good news is the lack of water has actually made the 13's and 14's so concentrated that you can expect every critic to go nuts for the style of wine heading your way in the future. We take pride that our single estate vineyard can deliver numerous varietals to pair with almost any meal, but one piece was missing until now. We're excited to introduce a wine that you can enjoy after dinner, our sweet Petit Manseng, simply named Sweet. This wine is made in the style of a Sauterne, spent 2 years in barrel and shows gorgeous tropical fruits with a textural, dense mid-palate. Sweet will be extremely limited, as our yields averaged only 1 barrel per year for the past 2 vintages. Major critics were absolutely shocked that this was a new wine from young vines. Also returning is RLF, a tribute to my beloved father-in-law who was extremely influential in my wine life. Like the '11, this wine is a finessed, every-day drinker. A lot of you were hesitant last time…but we have never received so many re-orders for any one wine since the '05 Ripper. The other wines are drinking very similar to their 2010 counterparts, with the exception of the White. The 2013 White is very similar to the 2012, with bright fruit and acidity as opposed to being so golden in color and weird (the way I like it!) I believe it to be our best White since the '08 vintage.
As we move into the future, I can assure you our wines will only continue to get better and be among the highest quality Rhones in the world. Please, if you're ever in Paso Robles set up a private tasting or possibly a rustic vineyard tour on one of our ranch vehicles.
Oct 14, 2014 at 2:07 PM
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