Revelator!

2007 FOLKWAY REVELATOR

A Meritage blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc!

The Bozzano boys discovered the soil's magic on their Italian immigrant parent's farm while growing up in small town Linden, east of Stockton in the central valley of California. Hard work and toiling the land to annually harvest everything from cucumbers and asparagus, to cherries and walnuts, provided life long values and revelations to the young men. An appreciation for viticulture and fine wine came later, along with Lino's and Anthony's insatiable drive to locate and forage throughout California for the finest cool clime Bordeaux varietals for their winemaking prowess. Places where the ripening process can be risky and prolonged, but among the rewards are greater flavor intensity, varietal character, and the integrity of the grape's natural acidity. Why? Because with a "hands off" winemaking approach, the distinction of place, or terroir, is more fully expressed, and can be understood as a compatible and vivid blending component for the complete wine. What a revelation!

The Bozzano brothers' "nano" Folkway Wine Company has produced a scant 223 cases of a Meritage blend from the 2007 vintage that has created quite a stir at The Wine Consultant. I had not intended to write about the "Revelator", but so many customers have been rejoicing as they restock this flavor packed value, and afterall, it really does take some gumption and confidence to designate your wine as the "Revelator" .... You just know it has to be special!

Stay with me now, as this is a little painful, but important to follow! The 2007 Folkway "Revelator" is composed of Cabernet Sauvignon (26%) and Cabernet Franc (6%) from the Black Ridge Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This 32% component is aged in 100% new oak, 50% each French and American, for 22 months. The remaining 68% of the grapes for the Revelator are Merlot, sourced from a special 2 acre parcel planted in 1996 within the Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Barbara county, and also aged for 22 months in 80% new heavy-toast French oak and 20% neutral French oak. The wines are racked from barrel just once before final blending. That's a lot of new oak!!

When I recently emailed Anthony about the extended use of new oak for the "Revelator", and how it conflicted with the brothers' non-interventionist approach to winemaking, he responded - "The Revelator is a rather "large" wine, but unlike it's peers from warmer-climate growing areas, it also has great acidity. The values of using oak have as much to do with the affect on mouthfeel as they do on phenolics, and we have found that with Bordeaux variety grapes from cooler, hillside climates, it is necessary to utilize a generous proportion of new oak in order to make the wine more accessible and enjoyable. While the amount of new oak that we use is not decided until we have an understanding of what the vintage will give us, we are confident that these wines can stand up to a heavy oak protocol, complimenting phenolics, as opposed to compromising them."

TASTING NOTES!

Upon opening, this wine has a growing fan club for its attractive dark brown sugar, chocolate, mocha, purple plum nose!  On the palate the Revelator is rich and full bodied, exhibiting a solid core of dark plum, berries, chocolate ganache, ripe fig and a tweak of citrus peel. Welcoming acidity is there to balance the attack, along with a youthful tannic grip. If you like this full blown style of wine, then drink it over the next few hours with the likes of some gnarly bbq beef ribs, grilled venison, or simply by itself.

BUT WAIT!!

The REAL revelation for some of you will be what happens to the Revelator as it moves past its first dimension with another 12 to 18 hours of breathing time.  The true varietal characteristics we were promised from the starting lineup of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc begin to emerge like magic, as if the wine was jettisoned into the future by five years.  Black and red cherry, kirsch, black olive, fresh thyme, green peppercorns, and even a little cedar and graphite seem to joust for position. The wine remains mouthfilling and fresh, but has gained far greater complexity. It should drink will for at least another 5 to 6 years, but maybe much longer. 14.5% alcohol.
The Bozzano boys not only talk the talk, but maybe they are the real revelators!

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