Technical Data - 2002 Super Tuscan, produced by Deerfield Ranch Winery

Vintage Description

We let our grapes get fully vine ripened. It’s like picking a strawberry from your own garden instead of buying them in the supermarket. We hand pick and hand sort each bunch. The winemaking techniques are gentle and meticulous, resulting in a wine with a brilliant hue, full expression of the fruit flavors, well integrated oak and layered complexity. The nose and flavor fill every corner of the palate lingering into a long finish.

The 2002 vintage was the best even-year vintage in decades. It produced elegant wines with perfect balance, reflecting the mild summer and long growing season. The vineyards from which the grapes were picked have been growing for Deerfield for years and are located in unique terroir of Sonoma, Napa and Lake Counties.

In the Tuscan style, Super T-Rex was given extra aging time in the bottle before release to allow the flavors and tannins to marry and mellow. The result is a velvety smooth wine.

Winemaker Robert Rex Tasting Notes

Super T-Rex is a Meritage style wine with an Italian bent. It has the forward fruitiness and lovely characteristics of a Sangiovese with the depth and complexity of a Meritage blend. Sangiovese focuses its flavor on the front of the palate, like a forward cresting wave. Cabernet Franc takes aromas and flavors to the top of the palate and into the nasal cavity where it creates a chocolate headiness. Cabernet Sauvignon gives the wine middle structure and a long finish. Dolcetto (an Italian varietal) expands into the lower sides of the palate completing an all-encompassing taste delight.