The 2001 Holly's Blend, a 750-case cuvee fashioned from 97% Verdelho and 3% Semillon, offers a knock-out floral perfume, loads of fruit, crisp, fresh, lively flavors, medium body, fine texture as well as glycerin, and an impeccably made style. Drink it over the next year. This promising project between winemakers Sarah and Sparky Marquis, and Grateful Palate importer, Dan Philips, already appears to be a brilliant collaboration. This knock-out offering is New World-ish, with exceptionally ripe, concentrated, chewy fruit, a touch of oak (mostly new American), and abundant hedonism, texture, and flesh.Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (888) 472-5283