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over and there is nothing you can do but make wine! Resistance to the "Napa Allure" is futile. Their winery was built with their current production in mind which is slightly less than 1000 cases. As a result, it is a very small winery but perfectly fits their size and they have no plans to significantly increase production. The cellar room is located about 20 feet deep and is completely isolated from the surrounding water table which rises quite high during the winter months. Their vineyards sit on prime soil for growing Cabernet which in this area is a gravel based sandy loam soil. Grapes from nearby vineyards are often used in other wineries' higher end offerings. As neighbors sold already planted vineyard property Anomaly jumped in and purchased several small blocks of land. Their vineyards are somewhat sheltered because of the horseshoe shape of the surrounding mountains which effectively protects their location from frost. The vineyards are planted to four clones of Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller amounts of Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc which are used as blending wines. Steve was the original winemaker. Their current winemaker is young, has lots of passion and Anomaly is one of his first head winemaking projects. Anomaly specializes in one high quality Cabernet Sauvignon each year; their first vintage was in 2000. We tried their 2004 vintage. Wow, what a nice approachable rich Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a food friendly wine that melts in the mouth. It has perfectly balanced tannins with rich complex fruit and a very pleasing velvety finish. You may find hints of cherries, cocoa and some other herbal notes to this vintage. There is no reason why you cannot age this wine and their early 2000 vintages are drinking very nicely right now. Anomaly's wines can be found locally at JV Wines in Napa and at the nearby St. Helena Wine Center and Dean & Deluca Wine shop (both in St. Helena). Anomaly is also involved in a variety of charity organizations. If you are interested in this wine and winery, join their mailing list online. Visit their main website: www.anomalyvineyards.com or their very informative often updated blog: http://anomalyvineyards.blogspot.com |
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