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Booker Vineyard is located on Paso Robles' Westside, immediately joining the famous Stephan Vineyards that produce L'Aventure Wines. The high-density vineyard is mostly Rhone varietals planted on steep hillsides of calcareous shale.
The name Booker comes from the two orphan brothers Claude and Dick Booker who had owned the land, as well as hundreds more acres on Paso's Westside. The Booker brothers were Paso's favorite sons, dedicating their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Aside from lending their farming knowledge and manual labor to neighbors and those in need, they were the area's biggest philanthropists, leaving 100% of their estate to charity when they passed.
After making wine with Justin Smith for five years and Stephan Asseo for two years the Jensens decided it was time to create their own expression with Booker Vineyard. The 2005 Vintage was Booker Vineyards first release with the wines being made by owner Eric Jensen. The wine making style is extremely soft and hands-off, attempting to let the fruit finish what it started seven months earlier. We rarely use a pump, never rack or filter, and use minimal sulphur. | Paso Robles, CA
Phone: 805-237-7367
Website: http://bookerwines.com/
Appellation: Paso Robles
Map to Booker Vineyard
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Syrah
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2005 Fracture
Paso Robles
100% Syrah.
This syrah has heady blackberry and cassis flavors intermixed with some crushed rock and floral notes. The fruit, intensity and structure will allow this wine t ... moreo drink nicely for a decade.
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Syrah
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2005 Vertigo
Paso Robles
90% Syrah, 10% Grenache.
The Grenache and Syrah complement each other with deep ruby purple color, smokey cassis notes, hints of pepper and roasted herbs. Elegant, medium t ... moreo full-bodied, and moderately tannic, it should age nicely for 10-12 years.
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Grenache
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2005 The Ripper
Paso Robles
90% Grenache, 10% Syrah.
This wine shows beautiful sweet black cherry and cassis fruit with some smoke, licorice, and underbrush. The wine is full-bodied, opulent and sensu ... moreal, with low acidity and ripe tannin. This is a gorgeously proportioned, seriously endowed wine with no hard edges.
The '05 vintage is sold out.
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Other Red
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2005 Remnant
Paso Robles
Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
An opaque inky purple color, a gorgeous nose of graphite, creme de cassis, ceder, and new oak. The intense smell ... moreand taste of this majestic wine, displays the potential of fruit planted on the west side of Paso Robles.
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Roussanne
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2005 White
Paso Robles
65% Roussanne, 35% Viognier.
Taste notes of orange marmalade, honey suckle and tropical fruit. Fresh, medium bodied, powerful, pure, and rich.
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Updated on January 10, 2008
CrazyAboutWine recommends contacting Booker Vineyard at http://bookerwines.com/ or calling 805-237-7367 to verify the winery's location.
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