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Barefoot®
Reserve
Sonoma County Merlot
Wine Description & Tasting
Notes:
Barefoot Reserve Merlot grapes were hand picked and transferred
into French oak barrels following fermentation. Enjoy the blackberry
and lavender aromas. Black cherry and cola flavors will delight
your palate. Savor the lingering, velvet finish.
Wine Information:
The grapes for this 2002 Barefoot Reserve Merlot were
grown in Sonoma County's prestigious Alexander Valley. Hot afternoons
balanced by moderate evenings allow these grapes to develop intense
aromas and complex flavors.
Release Date:
June 2, 2004
There were 1355 cases produced.
Available in 750mL bottles
Medals & Accolades:
2002 Reserve Merlot
"Highly Recommended!"...2004 Chicago Value Wine
Challenge, Chicago, Il, www.tastings.com Previous Medals & Accolades:
2001 Reserve
Merlot
BEST OF SHOW!...2004
New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, New Orleans, LA
GOLD MEDAL...Taster’s
Guild International Wine Competition, Grand Rapids, MI GOLD MEDAL...2004 Pacific
Rim International Wine Competition, San Bernardino, CA
GOLD MEDAL...2004
Grand Harvest Awards, Santa Rosa, CA
GOLD MEDAL...2003
Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Santa Rosa, CA
-SOLD OUT-
2000 Reserve
Merlot
GOLD MEDAL...2003
VinoChallenge International Wine Competition, GoldRush Award,
Atlanta, GA
“The discovery of gold, regardless of location, has
always re-defined the life of humankind. In wine competitions,
as in the pursuit of the famous precious metal, only a handful
achieves the coveted gold medal status. News of the discovery
of gold travels fast and it is with pleasure that we send this
GoldRush™ to you and the staff at Barefoot Cellars.”
GOLD MEDAL...Long
Beach Grand Cru Wine Competition, Long Beach, CA
GOLD MEDAL,
90 Points...Grand Harvest Awards Wine Competition, Santa Rosa,
CA
GOLD MEDAL...Jerry
D. Mead’s New World International Wine Competition,
Rancho Cucamongo, CA
GOLD MEDAL...International
Eastern Wine Competition, Watkins Glen, NY
GOLD MEDAL...Orange
County Fair Commercial Wine Competition, Costa Mesa, CA
GOLD MEDAL,
Sonoma-Marin Fair North of the Gate Wine Competition, Petaluma,
CA
BEST LABEL SERIES...2003
San Diego National Wine Competition - Package Design Awards, San
Diego, CA
-SOLD OUT-
1999
Reserve Merlot
90 Rating! EXCEPTIONAL! HIGHEST ranked
Sonoma County Merlot under $20.00...Wine and Spirits Magazine, June
2002
GOLD MEDAL...Expo
du Vin Wine Competition, Anaheim, CA |
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