Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Tapestry Napa Valley 07

Tasting Notes:
The 2007 Beaulieu Vineyard Reserve Tapestry weaves together five classic varietals into an opulent, complex wine. The deep, expressive aromas and flavors offer generous layers of black cherry, briary blackberry and cassis character. Enticing floral, licorice, forest loam and graphite nuances are revealed as the aromas open and the flavors expand across the velvety palate. Tapestry elegantly demonstrates the art of blending varietals to create a wine that combines lush, multilayered flavors with supple, graceful tannin structure.

Production Notes:
Cold soaking of the must, gentle punch-downs in open-top fermentors and in-barrel malolactic fermentation all contributed to the wine’s richly textured flavors. We selected French, American and Hungarian oak barrels (50 percent new) to weave warm vanilla and oak-spice nuances through the dark-fruit expression. Finally, Winemaker Jeffrey Stambor artistically blended the five wines together to create a tapestry of flavors.