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Vintage: | 2006 |
| Appellation: | Napa Valley, California | |
| Fermentation: | Cold Soaked 6 days, for a total of 42 days on the skins |
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| Aging: | 18 months in French Oak (70% New) |
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| Cooperages: | Fouquet, Bel Air, Demptos, Taransaud | |
| Varietals: | 96% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Merlot 2% Petit Verdot |
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| Alcohol: | 14.5% | |
| Release Date: | August 1, 2008 | |
| Cases Produced: | 217 | |
| Suggested Retail: | $42.00 | |
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VINEYARDS & WINEMAKING
Our winemaker, Brian Graham, believes that the vineyard is absolutely the most important factor when creating a wine. “For me, it’s the vineyard that creates the quality and a wine’s uniqueness. Really it’s all about the vineyards.”
Situated just South of Calistoga on the Silverado Trail, this sustainably farmed vineyard has short cool mornings and evenings with long very warm days. Deficit irrigation and traditional cordon trained vines high above the soil allows for a constant breeze to flow through the vineyard. This environment yields the qualities most prized among Napa Valley fruit.
After picking, the grapes were sorted and de-stemmed into a fermentation tank where they rested and soaked for 6 days. After a warm fermentation the wine went through extended maceration for 24 additional days. Aged in only French Oak barrels for 18 months with no fining nor filtering.
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