2001 McManis Family Vineyards Cab

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The McManis operation is really something. Ron McManis farms over 1000 acres of grapes near Lodi, mostly for other customers. He built a custom crush facility a few years ago to get the grapes to the juice stage quickly so they wouldn't have to be transported as grapes and start their deterioration. Then he hired Jeff Runquist from J. Lohr as an on-site consulting winemaker at the facility after which they started actually making wine ala Napa Wine Company. Now he's making some of his own wine and doing a fine job of it. While their Cab and Syrah are very good wines, the Merlot has turned out to be a great wine at a great price. Try it.