CASS Rockin' 2005 is a Syrah wine blend. This exotic wine brings you the white pepper of the Mourvedre, strawberry of the Grenache and the firm tannins and dark color of Syrah. You will enjoy the earthy chocolate and cherry notes of the Syrah, the primary component. Enjoy it with Lamb. CASS Rockin' One took stringent cropping on both Grenache and Mourv�dre, bringing the tons per acre down from 10-12 to 4 tons per acre. This resulted in improved color and concentration of the fruit. The different varieties were kept separate until blending. Cap management consisted of both punching down and pumping over as required by the ferment for optimum extraction. In addition to 16 months barrel aging, this wine also received further bottle aging for 8 months to ensure that it is ready to drink from day one. Of course, you can also age it and it will hold from 10 to 12 years.

Cass Vineyards and Winery is located in the rolling, oak-studded hills between Paso Robles and Creston on California's beautiful Central Coast. This area has quiet serenity for the visitor and a perfect growing season for wine grapes. Sited due east of the �Templeton Gap�, with the evening's cooling breezes that the west side of Paso Robles is noted for. It also rest far enough from the coast to generate the heat needed to optimally ripen the Rhone varieties grown in their vineyards. One hundred percent of the wines crafted at Cass Winery are Estate Grown. Their vineyard surrounds their Tasting Room and winery. You can literally touch, taste, see and smell the grapes from the block where they were harvested.

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Rockin' One 2005 Information:
Varieties: 20% Grenache 45% Syrah 35% Mourv�dre
Alcohol: 15.0%
Residual Sugar: 0.9 g/l
Barrel Treatment: The different varieties comprising this blend were aged separately, in barrels selected for the specific variety. This made for a blend aged in approximately 35% new barrels which consisted of mostly French origin and the balance of American origin.
Harvested: Syrah Oct 11th, 2005 @25.5 brix
Grenache Sept 23rd , 2005 @24.5 brix
Mourv�dre Oct 18th, 2005 @26 brix
Bottled: Jan 22nd, 2007 450 cases
Winemakers: Dan Kleck & Lood Kotze