2017 The Gorgeous Victim Grenache & The Hated Hunter Syrah
- 2017 The Gorgeous Victim Grenache & The Hated Hunter Syrah were
shipped together in Spring 2020.
- In the offer letter, Manfred says that The Hated Hunter Syrah is named for his maternal
grandfather Josef. The photograph on the label is of Grandpa Josef and his dog Britta.
The photo on the label of the The Gorgeous Victim Grenache is of a deer shot by Grandpa Josef.
- The Gorgeous Victim Grenache …
- is 76% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 9% Syrah, 3.8% Petit Sirah, and 1.2% Viognier.
- was aged about 23 months in 23% new French oak, 48% used oak (various sizes) and 29% concrete.
- was fermented with 46% whole clusters (mainly Grenache).
- comes from 46% Cumulus Estate, 29% Eleven Confessions Estate, 6% Molly Aida Estate,
17% The Third Twin Estate, and 2% Bien Nacido vyd.
- was bottled in August 2019 into 1225 cases of 750s and 600 magnums.
- The Hated Hunter Syrah …
- is 82.4% Syrah, 5.2% Mourvèdre, 7.8% Petite Sirah, 2% Grenache,
1.2% Petit Manseng and 1.4% Viognier.
- is entirely from estate vineyards:
41% The Third Twin, 32% Eleven Confessions, 25% Cumulus, and 2% Molly Aida.
- spent about 23 months in French oak barrels, of which 59% were new.
- was fermented with 26% whole clusters.
- was bottled in August 2019 in 1800 cases of 750s and 600 magnums.
I received a 6-pack of each.
The Grenache came in tan tissue paper.
The Syrah came in black tissue paper.
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The Grenache has a gold wax capsule:
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The Syrah has a black wax capsule and is in a taller bottle:
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Magnums of The Gorgeous Victim and The Hated Hunter were sold in a wood-boxed set
containing one The Gorgeous Victim Grenache (left) and one The Hated Hunter Syrah.
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Here is the wood box which contained one magnum of each wine:
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Double Magnums
No three liter bottles of these wines were made.
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