| I tasted this wine at the 2004 Family Winemakers of
California, Fourteenth Annual Tasting. Frazier's Lupine
Hill is essentially a second label when winemaker John
Gibson decides to de-classify a vintage. This was the case
with their 2001 Merlot. A wonderfully complex Merlot the
nose reveals a spicy, herbaceous and dark berry fruit aroma.
The palate is treated to black cherry along with toasty oak
influenced spice. With a small production of 401 cases the
winery
is currently sold out. Look for more Lupine Hill wines
whenever John decides the juice is not good enough to bottle
under the Frazier label. |