Fetish - Playmates Shiraz 2005 (750ml) North Fork Long Island

Fetish - Playmates Shiraz 2005 (750ml) North Fork Long IslandThis wine is perfectly named, as the "Playmates" represent three grape varieties 80% Shiraz, 10% Mataro, and 10% Grenache that have been blended into a wonderfully harmonious gestalt. Each grape brings its (her) own identity; but the three become one in a superbly balanced (14. 5% alcohol) wine. Playmates exhibits appealing flavors of plum & cherry; the complex finish is long & lingering; and the wine's body remains soft and supple throughout. And as

Blend: 47% Merlot

VINTAGE OVERVIEW Following a succession of very hot and dry years in the Douro

one of California’s most prestigious grape growing appellations

WHAT YOU’LL TASTE

with a triple focus on heritage

The juicy entry offers a round

Non-Vintage Brut

Vines flowered uniformly

we did not expect this freshness

5720 bottles made

the palate has a firm frame of finely grained tannins and seamless freshness lifting the perfumed fruit to a nice long finish

Chateau Francs Bories offers remarkable color