| Composition: |
97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah |
| Harvest Dates: |
9/28 Cabernet Sauvignon Block 18, 19 & 21, 10/8 Cabernet Sauvignon Block 30, 9/23 Syrah Block 5 |
| Fermentation: |
Small closed-top fermenters with punch downs or pump-overs twice daily. |
| Barrel Aging: |
18 months in French Oak, 60% New |
| Bottled: |
07-05-2005 |
| Production: |
601 cases of 750ml, 24 cases of 1.5L |
| Alcohol: |
14.9% |
| Total acidity: |
0.67g/100 ml |
| pH: |
3.47 |
| Winemaker’s Notes: |
Our inaugural Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve was blended from two especially age-worthy lots of Cabernet Sauvignon grown on our estate, with a small amount of estate Syrah added for balance and complexity. One Cabernet lot came from a rugged hillside location on our ranch that yields exceptionally ripe, concentrated fruit with substantial tannins. The other came from a gentler slope on the ranch with deeper soils, which provides more elegant fruit with the firm acidity essential for extended bottle aging. While this superb wine is beginning to reveal its complex array of aromas, dominated now by cassis fruit and toasty, cedar-y scents derived from extended aging in new oak barriques, its deep, concentrated flavors, with proper cellaring, will continue evolving for another 7-10 years.
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2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon |
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