Blair Fox Cellars

Blair Fox Cellars	Los Olivos, CA 93441	www.blairfoxcellars.com
(805) 691-1678 Fax : 805 691-1678 Email: info@blairfoxcellars.com	At Blair Fox Cellars we are passionate about the production of small lot, Rhone varietal wines. We specialize in handcrafted bottlings of Syrah and Viognier from the most premium vineyards in Santa Barbara County. We search for vineyards, which produce grapes with beautiful concentration and intense varietal character. These grapes are hand harvested and then fermented in small lots to ensure the highest possible quality and true expression of the vineyard.
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Winemaker Blair Fox Blair Fox, a native of Santa Barbara, started his winemaking career in Santa Barbara County after his graduation from U.C. Davis with a degree in Viticulture and Enology. At U.C. Davis he found he had a passion for Syrah and other Rhone varietal wines. Upon his return to Santa Barbara he found Santa Barbara County to be widely planted in Syrah, Viognier and other Rhone varietals and gaining a significant amount of praise and recognition from wine writers and consumers alike. It was a natural fit and Blair was immediately employed as Winemaker for Sunstone, a small family run winery in the Santa Ynez Valley. After over three years of making award winning wines for Sunstone he left and traveled to the Rhone region of France for further investigation into these extraordinary wines. He found the regions of Cote Rotie, L’Hermitage and Condrieu to be of most interest. There he tasted some of the best examples of Syrah and Viognier in the world! After this excursion he returned to Santa Barbara only to be lured away once again. This time he became engulfed in the marvelous Shiraz of Australia. After becoming the Vintage Winemaker for Haselgrove Wines in McLaren Vale, South Australia he fell in love with the area, wines and people of Australia. This is where he learned to believe in “terroir” and taste the earth in the wine. After this international winemaking experience, Blair felt it was time once again to return home where he found employment with Fess Parker Winery as the Rhone Varietal Winemaker. After three vintages at Fess Parker Winery he was promoted to Head Winemaker in 2005. Today he continues to craft superb Rhone varietal wines for his Blair Fox Cellars label. Blair Fox was recently awarded the Andre Tchelistcheff Winemaker of the Year Award at the 2008 San Francisco International Wine Competition!
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Red ------------- ---	2004 Paradise Road Syrah Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley Winemaker: Blair Fox This vineyard experiences a much warmer climate than most other Santa Barbara County vineyards and possesses iron rich, nutrient deprived soils. This results in Syrah with tiny berries, small clusters and very concentrated flavors. The grapes were 100% destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries, into a 5-ton open top fermentor and cold-soaked for six days prior to inoculation. After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day unt... ...read more Acclaim: Robert Parker “the 2004 Paradise Rd Syrah reveals aromas of melted chocolate,espresso roast,creme de cassis,& blackberries.Full-bodied & voluptuously textured, it is the biggest, fattest, & most alcoholic of this group. Thick & juicy with an unctuous texture, it is impeccably well-made.”(90pts) Question? Comment? info@blairfoxcellars.com Visit: www.blairfoxcellars.com	$34.00 Regular as of 11/24	Email Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 691-1678 Fax: (805).691-1678 Join our mailing list or wine club.
Red ------------- ---	2004 Purisima Mountain Syrah Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley Winemaker: Blair Fox : The Syrah clones 877, 174 and 7 were harvested from steep hillside blocks of the Purisima Mountain Vineyard. These grapes were 100% destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries, into a 1.5-ton open top fermentor and cold-soaked for five days prior to inoculation. After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day until fermentation was complete. The must was basket pressed and settled before being racked to barrel for aging. This... ...read more Acclaim: Robert Parker, “This impressive quartet includes the 2004 Syrah (clones 174, 877, and 7),a tiny,100-case cuvee offering a blue/purple color,a sweet bouquet of black fruits,charcoal,& earth,full body,moderate tannin,& a ripe,dense personality (89+pts)”. Double-Gold San Francisco Wine Competition 94 cases produced Question? Comment? info@blairfoxcellars.com Visit: www.blairfoxcellars.com	$38.00 Regular as of 11/24	Email Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 691-1678 Fax: (805).691-1678 Join our mailing list or wine club.
White ---	2006 Paradise Road Vineyard Viognier Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley Winemaker: Blair Fox : This vineyard possesses red, iron rich, nutrient deprived soils. This results in Viognier with tiny berries, small clusters and very concentrated flavors. These grapes are hand harvested, sorted and whole-cluster pressed to preserve the fresh, floral and fruity quality of this amazing varietal. The juice is then fermented in all older French oak barrels while preventing malo-lactic fermentation and barrel aged for an additional ten months before being bottled. This wine was bottled in earl... ...read more 100 cases produced Question? Comment? info@blairfoxcellars.com Visit: www.blairfoxcellars.com	$26.00 Regular as of 11/24	Email Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 691-1678 Fax: (805).691-1678 Join our mailing list or wine club.
Rosé ------ ---	2007 Haylee's Rose Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley Rosé of Grenache Blend Blend of Grenache, Counoise, Syrah, Winemaker: Blair Fox This Rose is 45% Grenache Noir, 45% Counoise, and 10% Syrah from Rodney's Vineyard in Los Olivos. I picked them on the same day at lower sugars and crushed/destemmed them together, cold-soaked them on their skins for 24 hours and pressed them off the next day. The juice was fermented in older French Oak barrels at cool temperature. At the end of fermentation I added SO2 to prevent malo-lactic fermentation. It was aged in older French Oak for 6 months prior to being bottled for it's release in Ma... ...read more 50 cases produced Question? Comment? info@blairfoxcellars.com Visit: www.blairfoxcellars.com	$16.00 Regular as of 11/24	Email Order Direct Online Phone: (805) 691-1678 Fax: (805).691-1678 Join our mailing list or wine club.

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