| Composition: |
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc |
| Harvest Dates: |
Cabernet Sauvignon Block 27&21 10/26/06, Block 41A - 10/9/06, Block 41B 10/25/06, Cabernet Franc Block 40B 10/25/06, Merlot Block 32 10/20/06, Malbec Block 42 9/25/06 |
| Fermentation: |
21 days in closed-top fermenters |
| Barrel Aging: |
18 months in French oak, 40% new |
| Bottled: |
09-07-2008 13:03:59 |
| Production: |
1536 cases (750ml) |
| Alcohol: |
15% |
| Total acidity: |
7.2 grams per liter |
| pH: |
3.31 |
| Winemaker’s Notes: |
Our 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts an intense, purplish color and fragrant blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate and spicy oak aromas. Richly textured and firmly structured, its lavish blackberry, ripe black plum, dark cherry and spice flavors are enlivened by a vein of crisp acidity. Given its superb balance of fruit, oak, acid and tannin, this sumptuous Cabernet Sauvignon will age beautifully for 7-10 years, although it is delicious now with grilled pepper steak, prime rib, lamb shanks and other hearty repasts.
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2006 Cabernet Sauvignon |
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