Highlights

• 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Leslie Rudd’s Mount Veeder vineyard; native-yeast fermented
• New French Taransaud oak barrel “selected” by the earthquake: found unscathed and named “Mary”
• Where’s Mary? Now we have the answer to vintner Peter Paul’s most commonly asked question!

Description

After the “great shaking” last August, we entered the winery with trepidation. Many barrels were on the ground, but none were broken. And not a drop was spilled! After careful examination, however, we realized one lone barrel was missing. Because of the frequency with which Peter Paul is asked, “Where’s Mary?” we adopted the phrase to refer to the missing barrel. It was a bright spot in our clean-up regime. But there was a downside too. Not only was this a new French Taransaud barrel, but it was also filled with our best Cabernet—from Leslie Rudd’s sky-high Mount Veeder Vineyard. It was weird. Where was Mary?
A week later, we were still cleaning up when we noticed a pile of scattered boxes and winery supplies in a dark cellar corner. Behind the boxes was Mary! Somehow she had rolled all the way to the far end of the cellar, where fallen supplies had hidden her from view. Thankfully, no wine had spilled. We’ve kept this unique barrel separate from our Mount Veeder blend in order to bottle 5 cases exclusively for Premiere. Peter Paul “Where’s Mary?” emerged from the Quake of 2014 shaken but hardly stirred.