The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 1997 [RARE] Loire The palate is characteristic

The palate is characteristic

one chipped wax capsule

Dark reddish-purple in color

so I couldn’t see the point of blending it into oblivion

sweet Oak and cassis

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Apricots, Red 1997 [RARE] Loire The palate is characteristicYou 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