The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Special Bottling, Syrah 2000 Bordeaux Blanc Intensely saline and energetic

Intensely saline and energetic

5Ha section would undergo extensive replanting through 1989

d'un équilibre d'école

Jean-Louis is a proud son of the Burgundy region but he is also forever linked to Alsace

There's a lot of sweet spice in the nose and in the mouth

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Special Bottling, Syrah 2000 Bordeaux Blanc Intensely saline and energeticInto 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