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commended the Meteor team, including Dyer, for its 2005 vintage after sampling the wine at a recent barrel auction. In an article, he described the blend as having "smooth, spicy fruit” and "plush tannins”. Spurrier organized the Paris Wine
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region. The hilltop vineyard, which previously sold its grapes to acclaimed Napa Valley labels including Dyer, Lail, Favia, Arietta, Etude and
Vineyard 29, bottled its first vintage under the Meteor label in 2005, with a release date of February 2008. In the September 2007 issue of
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Schuler, to create a cabernet sauvignon blend, branded Meteor Vineyard, made from grapes grown on the Schulers' 22-acre (89,000 m) vineyard in the Napa Valley’s
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venture in the United States. Charged with monitoring quality control, she was paired with a French winemaking team from
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columnist credited the Dyers with creating "great cabernets" produced in "minute" but "superb quality".
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