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Wine Details
Price:
$34.50 per bottle
Description:
This wine is 92% Cabernet, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot. All grapes are estate grown on our mountainside vineyards in Hopland, California. 2002 was a fairly long growing season with few periods of excessive heat. This allowed these grapes to ripen with deep, berry-like flavors and substantial acidity. The grapes were harvested at an average brix of 26.18, TA .68, pH 3.62, and after fermentation had an alcohol of 14.4%.
The must was allowed to spontaneously ferment in one-ton lots. Each lot was punched down by hand 5 times a day for 18 days. The wine was pressed off into 75% new French oak (Taransaud and Remond COF medium toast).
The wine was aged for 28 months with minimal intrusion. It was then bottled and is being held for another year, until its release in January 2006. The wine is highly concentrated, deeply-colored and finely balanced. This vintage, more than any before it, reflects the unique micro-climate and minerally soils of our mountainside vineyards. The wine can be drunk now, but also can be cellared for many years.
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