Many of you remember the old Rabbit Ridge Allure.   It was a Rhône style blend made from various grapes we found that particular year that we thought would make interesting wine.   It was very good, was a great value, and was like a wine from Cotes du Rhône or Provence.

We have not produced an Allure since 1998.   Now however, a dream comes true for Rabbit Ridge with the release of our Allure de Robles.   Our vineyards in Paso Robles are in the ideal climate for Rhône varietal wines.   Allure de Robles is an estate grown wine that is a Chateau Neuf du Pape style.   This wine is primarily a blend of Grenache, Counoise, Syrah and Mourvedre.   The clones of the grapes are predominantly from Tablas Creek Winery and Vineyard Nursery, meaning they are cuttings from Chateau Beaucastle in Chateau Neuf du Pape. The wine is from 2003 and 2004 vintages.   We made Allure de Robles a non-vintage wine in order to keep it in true Chateau Neuf du Pape style.

Allure de Robles is priced extremely moderately at one-third to one-half of what similar wines are selling for from the Paso Robles region.   1,994 cases produced.