Product Description:

2007 PATRICK LESEC BARGETON CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE:
"The super-star of the Chateauneuf du Papes is the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape Bargeton. Made from 80% tank-aged Grenache (nearly 100-year-old vines) and the rest barrel-aged Syrah and Mourvedre, this cuvee comes from the famed Galets Roules of the renowned sector of Chateauneuf du Pape called La Crau. A dense plum/purple color precedes notes of roasted herbs, licorice, smoked duck, soy, blackberries, cassis, and plums. Fabulously pure fruit, a full, layered texture, and a finish displaying exceptional intensity, purity, and length (50 seconds) suggests this superb Chateauneuf du Pape may be the finest effort Patrick Lesec has yet fashioned. It should drink well for 12-14 years." -96 points Robert Parker

"Bright ruby. A complex, floral-dominated bouquet shows raspberry, incense, smoky minerals, and strong rose and lavender qualities. Darker fruits dominate the palate, with anise and bitter chocolate notes complementing deep, ripe cherry and black raspberry flavors. The finish repeats the cherry and floral notes and lingers with excellent persistence. For a ripe wine this is impressively lively." -92 points- Josh Raynolds- International Wine Cellar

WINE:
"This wine comes from 20-90 year old vines and is sourced from La Crau. The soils are clay-limestone soil with pebbles. The grapes are harvested by hand and the yields are 20-30 hectoliters per hectare. This spends 18-25 days macerating and is aged in small older oak barrels." -Importer

WINERY:
"Patrick Lesec established his negociant firm in 1993. Having found that customers in his restaurant in California were frequently disappointed with French wines, he began to seek out his own sources of supply, mostly from the Rhone Valley...Patrick Lesec Selections includes eight different estate-bottled red wines from Chateauneuf du Pape. Patrick works closely with 'non-interventionist' producers under contract to make top quality wines."

"Some of the vineyards are located in the lieux-dits La Crau, Valori, Le Cristia...and Palestor. All of these wines have a high content of old Grenache...and are treated with as little sulfur as possible. They are neither fined nor filtered." -Harry Karis, The Chateauneuf du Pape Wine Book

2006 KING ESTATE DOMAINE PINOT NOIR:
"This is velvety, showing beautifully ripe flavors that focus into a lovely beam of blackberry and red plum fruit, nicely defined and lingering effortlessly on the deftly balanced finish. Drink now through 2014. 982 cases made." -91 points Wine Spectator

"The Domaine bottling from King Estate is the label with all the signatures on it; it’s a complex blend of clones and blocks from the expansive, organically farmed estate vineyard. Fragrances suggest a pleasing mix of flowers and berries, and the fruit-driven flavors follow in kind. Along with the potent cherry/berry fruit comes the classic Oregon herb/spice underpinning, resinous and pungent. The balance is right to suggest medium-term aging potential, though the acids have a little unresolved chalkiness." -90 points Wine Enthusiast

WINE:
"This wine was held in a 100% stainless steel, temperature controlled tank fermentation in open top fermenters. Punch downs occurred two to three times per day. Aged for 16 months in French oak barrels (53% new, 33% 1 year, 14% 2 year). On the nose, there are aromas of cherry, floral, currant, cranberry and dried rose petals. Sweet entry with flavors of cherry, vanilla, caramel and pepper spice on exit." -Winery

VINTAGE:
"2006 can be characterized as an early vintage. Warm to hot temperatures during bloom provided optimum condition for pollination and fruit set. Warmer than average summer temperatures coupled with ample nutrients and soil hydration allowed the vines to photosynthesize at an excellent rate. There were a few spikes of hot weather during the third week of June, the third week of July, the middle of August, and the early part of September. Harvest at King Estate began on September 27th and was over by October 11th, the previous year October 11th marked the beginning of harvest." -Winery