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Wines
2008 Praxis Dry Rose
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In the spirit of Praxis where practice makes perfect, Bill gets to play a little as a winemaker. He had not made a rose for over twenty years, but wanted to explore the style again. The Syrah grapes are from the heart of the Alexander Valley; the same vineyard where we source our Merlot.
The grapes for this second vintage of Syrah Rose were slightly riper than our 2007 grapes creating a wine that is fuller and richer. The wine is a beautiful salmon color with a floral, strawberry nose. Flavors of strawberry, watermelon and guava are accented by a little spice and vanilla. The wine is dry and has bright acidity with a medium body.
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2007 Praxis Merlot
Current Vintage
The grapes for this wine come from a vineyard on a rise in the heart of Alexander Valley – the same vineyard that garnered our 2004 Merlot the title of Best American Merlot Under $20 in Food & Wine Magazine (October, 2007) and praise for our 2006 Merlot as “Merlot before it was mass produced…lip-smacking velvety, with a little complexity and guts.” Woodbury Magazine (Fall 2009)
The color is a deep red with purple highlights. The nose offers vanilla, black cherry and plum, with warm spices and dry herbs. The wine is sleek and elegant with good acidity and full mouthfeel. Flavors of strawberry, blackberry, pomegrante and cassis are complemented by vanilla and spice. The wine has a long finish with soft tannins and toasty oak
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2008 Praxis Pinot Noir Monterey
Current Vintage
Pinot Noir was the first wine we made under the Praxis label. Praxis is derived from the Greek word for practice as a doctor or lawyer practices their craft. Praxis was also a pre-Arts and Crafts philosophy espousing the importance of striving for perfection while knowing that it will never be fully achieved. Since launching the label, we have also found that it is a moon of the Klingon home planet on Star Trek and a verb for domination in an on-line vampire game.
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2007 Praxis Viognier Lodi
This is our sixth vintage from the same vineyard in Lodi. Although we are a Sonoma County winery, the warmth of the growing conditions there are closer to the climatic conditions of the Southern Rhone Valley in France. Bill feels the Viognier grapes need more heat than we can get in Sonoma County to fully develop their varietal characteristics. He selected the Geneva clone of Viognier which imparts a less cloying perfumed aroma and more flavors of peaches and apricot to the wine. The wine was fermented in stainless steel to retain the purest expression of the grapes.
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2007 Praxis Lagrein
Current Vintage
“Bright violet red to purple hue. The nose is dense with flowers and berries… the palate is fresh and vibrant with the flavors of fresh crushed blueberry, raspberry and cherry with accents of vanilla and cocoa. Ideal balance of crisp acidity with enough tannins to offer structure. Beyond a novelty varietal wine, this classy red offers great hedonistic pleasure, versatile food pairing, and style. Bravo!” BevX.com Dec 2009
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