The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Special Bottling, Syrah 2000 Bordeaux Blanc broad and palate-saturating

broad and palate-saturating

bold and succulent yet entirely serious larger-scaled flavors coat the palate with dry extract that help to buffer the impressively complex

Young and showing primary fruit flavors of cranberry and raspberry

Intensely saline and energetic

d'un équilibre d'école

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Special Bottling, Syrah 2000 Bordeaux Blanc broad and palate-saturatingInto Neck Adam Tolmach, The Ojai Winemaker So what makes the 2000 Thompson Special Bottling specialbesides the wooden box it comes in if you buy six bottles? Well, we think Thompson is special every year, but, in 2000, the wine is extraordinary. At Thompson, things looked like usual near harvest. Our spot at the top of the hill was ripening up more quickly than the rest of the vineyard, which is typical. Then we had an incredible hot spell that