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2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
With fruit from the Stags Leap District, this Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is dark garnet in color with a purple core. Aromas are complex, offering notes of black fruit, cassis and spice. In the mouth, the wine is full bodied, intense and layered with flavors of black currant, mocha, herbs and a touch of vanilla. The finish lingers on and on.
Retail Price : $105.00 (750ml)
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APPELLATION: Napa Valley
COMPOSITION: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
AGING: 24 months in French oak barrels, 70% new
ACID:\u00a05.8 g/L pH: 3.66
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
SOIL TYPE: gravelly loam
AGE OF VINES: 21 years old
PRODUCTION: 250 cases produced
RELEASE DATE: August 2009
Early budbreak in February was followed by a cool March and April with above-average rainfall. A heat spike in May actually burned some leaves, but the quality of the fruit was not affected. June was cool again, with the highest rainfall in history. Vineyards on heavy ground suffered with excessive vigor and extremely high mildew pressure. July and August were cool, but August 29 to 31 were extremely hot and caused some Pinot Noir dehydration and vine stress. The first week in September was unusually cool again. Then the Indian summer began and continued into November. Harvest started August 29 with Sauvignon Blanc and finished October 24 with Cabernet Sauvignon. In general, the wines are exceptional, with ripe flavors and very well balanced acids and tannins. An excellent Clos Du Val year.
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