The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 1997 [RARE] Rhone Rouge It should age well for

It should age well for 7-8 years

It’s elegant and sexy

but with real persistence and tenacity on the finish

Romeo is a blend of the four most important Piedmont vines

that went its own way and produced a very modest crop

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 1997 [RARE] Rhone Rouge It should age well forYou know what apricots are, those small orange fruits that taste amazing, particularly if youve just picked them off a 100 year old dry farmed tree. This wine isnt made from apricots, but the concept for this style of wine originated next to a 100 year old apricot orchard in upper Ojai, the cute little valley thats between here and the city of Santa Paula. I wont go through the whole convoluted story, but the idea for this wine came from two wines we