TateDog 2005 Chardonnay

Barrel fermented, rich, round, beautifully balanced
100 cases
We hand picked the rows we had selected October 10th at dawn. As I remember there was almost no moon and we had to wait for light. The vineyard had been leafed on the north side only; so about 10-15% of the fruit was russeted with a few raisins [...]

TateDog 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

50 cases
We picked on October 1st in what was one of the earliest vintages in some time. The fruit was in great shape, with some dimpling indicating full ripeness. We hand-picked the rows we had selected at dawn, with the moon waxing small in the west and the coyotes howling in the hills behind us. [...]

TateDog 2004 Chardonnay

Barrel fermented, rich, round, beautifully balanced
90 cases
The grapes were picked on September 17th in what was one of the earliest vintages in some time. The vineyard had been leafed on the north side only, so about 10-15% of the fruit was russeted and with a few raisins within the clusters indicating full ripeness. We hand-picked [...]