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to MacLaren Wine Company!

We specialize in Syrah because we love Syrah.

We sincerely hope that after trying our tasty Syrahs you will too!

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ABOUT US

Here at MacLaren, we first look to source our fruit from some of the finest Syrah vineyards from Northern California. Our wine making is a hands-on, artisanal style focusing on small batch fermentations, using native yeasts, to extract the most flavors from our fruit. Our inspiration comes from the Northern Rhone in France and a desire to pair our wines with a fine dish of something tasty.

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2009 DROUTHY NEEBORS SONOMA COUNTY

2008 DRY STACK VINEYARD BENNETT VALLEY (91 POINTS)*

2008 UNTI VINEYARDS DRY CREEK VALLEY

Hand harvested on 17th of October and hand sorted in the vineyard. Barrel aged for 13 months in French oak barrels with 20% new oak. Bottled unfiltered and unfined on the 22nd of December 2009. 173 cases produced.

Hand harvested on the 27th of September and hand sorted in the vineyard. Aged in French oak barrels and bottled unfiltered and unfined on the 22nd of December 2009. 52 cases produced.

Our 2009 Drouthy Neebors Syrah has incredible pedigree; 50% from Saralee's Trenton Station vineyard in Russian River, 44% from the Dry Stack vineyard in Bennett Valley and 6% from the Judge Family vineyard in Bennett Valley. All cold weather sources, which result in a beautifully balanced wine with minerality from Trenton Station, fruit from Dry Stack and spice from Judge. A fantastic combination!

TASTING NOTES

Deep Purple color. Layered aromatics: Black Raspberry, Blueberry, Violet, Cedar, Dark Chocolate and hints of Wild Mushroom.

Beautifully balanced palate; Black Raspberry, pepper, a hint of Wild Mushroom and Dark Chocolate. Soft tannins and balanced acidity keeps the wine light on it's feet bringing juicy fruits with structure then

a beautiful long Dark Chocolate finish. Decant the wine in it's youth and drink between 2012 and 2021.

Deep ruby purple color. Amazing aromatics of violets, black currant and black berries lead allowing a smoky mineral element to develop. Initially a fruit laden palate with cassis and blackberry with the violet floral element bringing freshness in the mid palate. The wine then broadens with the mineral element providing structure to the blackberries. A full rich mouthfeel counters the wine's ripe tannic structure and provides a long lasting finish. Decanting the wine in its youth will help develop the aromatics but a few years of cellaring will see a transformation of the primary flavors into a beautifully integrated experience.

Deep ruby purple color. Floral notes of violet with dark cherry, black raspberry, and a background of new leather. A ripe fruit core of bing cherry and black currant with mocha on the back palate. Darkens and broadens bringing forward darker berries.

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PAIRING RECIPE

PAST VINTAGES

* Rated by Wine Enthusiast, May 2011 issue.

PAST VINTAGES

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2008 RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY

2007 UNTI VINEYARDS DRY CREEK VALLEY

Hand harvested at Trenton station vineyard on October 14th 2008. The wine was aged in barrel for 14 months in 100% French oak with 20% new oak and was bottled in December of 2009 unfiltered and unfined. 192 cases were produced.

Hand harvested and sorted in the vineyard. The wine was aged in barrel for 14 months in 100% French oak with 20% new oak. The wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined. 120 cases produced.

TASTING NOTES

Bright ruby purple color. Fresh aromatics leading with bing cherry, redcurrant and spice develop with a violet perfume. Initially bright and fresh palate with red fruit and spice broadening with cherry and a toasted minerality to frame the fruit. The wine has a lovely youthful acidity adding freshness to the palate and enabling it to be paired with a variety of foods, including fish.

Deep ruby purple color. Floral notes of violet and lavender with ripe cherry, raspberry, and a background of new leather. A ripe fruit core of cherry and red berries with dark chocolate on the back palate. Darkens and broadens bringing forward darker berries. The youthful acidity maintains focus with balanced tannins. Decant for an hour in the first few years and drink within 10 years.

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PAIRING RECIPE

Pairing recipe created by executive chef Irie Gengler at

Fresh Grilled Chorizo on Wild Mushrooms with Red Quinoa

and Roasted Red Peppers

Chorizo

6 links of freshly made chorizo. Rub chorizo with olive oil and sear

in a heavy bottom pan and deglaze with 2 cups of MacLaren Syrah - bring to a simmer and finish in the oven for 5 minutes.

Mushrooms

In a hot heavy bottom pan add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, add 1 pound of wild mushrooms, toss and saute for 3 minutes then finish with 1/4 pound butter and salt and pepper to taste.

Red Quinoa

Cook the quinoa according to the instructions and toss with freshly roasted red bell peppers and season to taste.

Assembly

Place a bed of red quinoa on the plate, add some of the sauteed mushrooms on top, place a link of chorizo on the mushrooms and finish with chopped chives and cracked coriander.

Enjoy with a bottle of the 2008 MacLaren Syrah

from the Dry Stack Vineyard.

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By clicking on the "Checkout" button you warrant that you are 21 or older. An adult (21 years or older) must be available during normal business hours to sign for all wine deliveries.

2009 Drouthy Neebors

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CHECKOUT

Once you Checkout you will be asked to choose your Zip code so that we can calculate the shipping costs. We usually ship by Ground and the shipping rates reflect Ground shipments. If you would like to expedite your shipment please contact us at Steve_Maclarenwine.com or fill out the attached fax order form and fax it to us.

We have included our shipping vendor's pricing, which you can use for reference.

Currently we ship to the following States: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NM. NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

If you live outside one of these States please contact us at Steve_Maclarenwine.com Unfortunately, we do not ship internationally.

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NEWS

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MacLaren Dry Stack, Bennet Valley, has been awarded 91 points by the Wine Enthusiast magazine. We're going to be featured in the

May issue!

EVENTS

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EVENTS

2012 POURING EVENTS

Winter Wine Land

January 14th and 15th pouring at Talty Winery

Barrel Tasting event

March 2-4 and March 9th-11th at Talty Winery

Rhone Rangers event

March 25th at Fort Mason, San Francisco

Passport event in Dry Creek Valley

April 28th & 29th at Talty Winery

Hospice du Rhone event

April 28th in Paso Robles

More to come...

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WANT TO BECOME A DROUTHY NEEBOR?

Drouthy Neebor translated from the old Scots tongue literally means Thirsty Friend. At MacLaren we have many friends with particularly nasty thirsts so we thought it would be the ideal name for our wine club. As a Drouthy Neebor you will be able to get involved in blending our signature Drouthy Neebor Blend every year. Your input, as well as your thirst, will always be taken seriously.