Amuse Bouche Amuse Bouche - six bottle set 2003
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Heidi Barrett, winemaker for several of the hottest cult wines in California (including Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle, Grace Family, Paradigm), has been referred to by TIME magazine as "The Wine Diva of Napa". Her latest creation is sure to become the next cult classic out of Napa Valley.
Amuse Bouche is a Napa Valley Merlot based wine that will rival its greatest cross-Atlantic counterparts, such as Chateau Petrus and Chateau Le Pin. Wine critics and customers alike have raved about the 2002 (which sold out quickly).
Early reports from the winery indicates that 2003 (our second vintage of Amuse Bouche Napa Valley Merlot Wine) will be a spectacular one. The warm summer and dry harvest should yield a wine of great concentration and elegance.
Due to the extremely hot summer in California, the Napa Valley Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes were harvested in early September.
With each six-bottle case of Amuse Bouche wine, each customer will receive a one-of-a-kind, signed and numbered (1-500), limited edition lithograph (76 x 100 cm) produced from the original label art. The Guy Buffet lithographs generally have a retail value of $1,500.
The 2003 vintage will be released from the winery in August 2005.
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Heidi Barrett grew up in the Napa Valley in a winemaking family and was destined to become one of California's leading winemakers. It is said that winemaking is a combination of science and art. With a scientist-winemaker father and an artist mother it is no big surprise that Heidi was drawn to the wine industry. With great enthusiasm, a love for what she does, and an incredible wealth of experience, Heidi blends the art and science of winemaking like few can.
In 2002, Heidi partnered with longtime friend John Schwartz to create Amuse Bouche, a Pomerol-inspired Merlot from Napa Valley. Recognizing that the cult wine phenomenon has created an almost aspirational class structure among collectors, the partners decided to make this limited edition wine available to a much broader consumer base. Winemaker Heidi Barrett explains, "We have created Amuse Bouche, a limited edition, superb Pomerol style wine with the added value of limited edition art that is available to consumers through a variety of channels."