Varietals

70% Cabernet Sauvignon

20% Zinfandel

10% Syrah

Technical Details

Cellar Range	1.0–2.0 yrs or Drink Now
Total Alcohol	13.0%
Total Acidity	6.75 g/L
Wine pH	3.51 pH

Region: Lodi (CA)
Variety: Red Blend (Red)

The color of this blend is a rich garnet red with purple edges. The nose is a feast of the best aromas of each grape. One can easily detect plums, cherries, raspberries, cocoa, spice, black pepper and sweet oak. On the palate, Eclipse is full bodied but very soft. ripe fruit flavors are very evident. One thing different is that Eclipse has very soft tannins. The wine finishes with no astringency. This is by design. We wanted a wine for those drinkers who DO not like the “bite” of red wines. We have found that new and younger consumers prefer a softer and gentler approach to their wine.

Productions

596 cases of 750 ml (Standard Bottle) bottles

Vintage Notes

Shortly after harvest in 2007 we considered several options for new wines to offer our consumers. After much thought, we decided to develop a red blend. After all, for the first time in our short history we had some spectacular Old Vine Zinfandel that we got from a 40 year old vineyard over on Harney Lane just outside of downtown Lodi and some big, rich Syrah that an old friend let us have out of his vineyard about two miles west of our vineyard. Finally, in January 2008 we considered blending these very nice wines together. Several of us got together with samples of several wines and started blending a little of this with a little of that. We took notes on each attempt, but the idea was to be creative and just let things happen. After many efforts, we found our serendipitous blend of our estate Cabernet Sauvignon with Old Vine Zinfandel and Syrah.