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Glen Fiona

Spring 200 Wine Release

May 6th - 7th & 13th  - 14th


A Tale of Three Syrahs

Glen Fiona again announces the simultaneous release of three new Syrahs
from our cellar.  The first is a patio hedonist's dream that enhances any
summertime barbecue, one is undeniably masculine and fully responsive to
long term cellaring, while the final one is extremely rarified and
Rhone-like in complexion.  Please join us on this once-yearly occasion to
witness the flight of a most stylistically diverse trio of Washington
Syrahs!


1999 Columbia Valley "Bacchus Vineyard"

Always a wonderfully fragrant and generously fruitful wine, the
food-friendly Bacchus Vineyard Syrah from 1999 is the best yet made from
that legendary Sagemoor Farms' block, overlooking the Columbia River and
the Hanford nuclear plant beyond.  This unwooded wine exhibits nothing
better than the spicy cherry, blackberry and raspberry compote it has come
to be known for, without any wood seasoning to mask the virtues of pure
Syrah.  One hundred percent Bacchus Vineyard, one hundred percent Syrah,
one hundred percent ah!

$20/bottle; $240/case


1998 Walla Walla Valley

The new Walla Walla Valley Syrah is raising eyebrows already, having made
its debut to jubilant Syrah enthusiasts in Victoria, BC at the Victoria
Symphony Wine Festival and recently at Taste Washington in Seattle.  A
first for Washington Syrah, this wine owes its aromatic profile to the
inclusion of 5% Viognier into the blend.  Actually co-fermented with the
much larger Syrah component, the white Viognier has for many centuries
been the exclusive cepage ameliateur of Cote-Rotie, situated at the
northern extreme of the Rhone Valley.  Viognier is included henceforth in
the Walla Walla Valley cuvee for the elegance and aroma that it lends to
the blend, and to abide by that traditional, centuries-old style of Syrah.

$35/bottle, $420/case


1997 Walla Walla Valley "Basket Press Reserve"

Again Glen Fiona offers its flagship co-fermented blend of 75% Syrah and
25% Cinsault.  Dispensing with all the comforts of modern winemaking, and
made entirely in a natural, old-world style, the Basket Press Reserve is
our finest offering.  No yeast, other than that which occurs as native
flora in the vineyard and winery was used to make this basket-pressed
wine, the most Rhone-styled of any Washington Syrah.  Further to this, the
wine was aged sur lie for 24 months in American and Oregon oak, employing
batonage throughout.  Only four barrels of the Reserve were made and
indeed it is the rarest and most exotic amongst the Glen Fiona stable of
Syrahs.  Hand-bottled, -corked, -labelled, and hand-sealed with beeswax,
then nestled in a hand-sanded and branded fir box, the Basket Press
Reserve will be the foremost addition to the Rhone-style section of your
cellar.  Extremely rare, will sell out fast.

$55/bottle; limit 3.