VINTAGE
2006
CASE PRODUCTION
1649
AVAILABILITY
Winery Exclusive
APPELLATION
Sonoma Valley
VINEYARD: Our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the ultimate expression of vintage and varietal. Crafted barrel by barrel from 6 select vineyards blocks, only the finest lots receive the Reserve designation. The selection process for our Reserve Cabernet begins in the vineyard, where we identify hillside sites that consistently produce fruit with firm tannic structure, balance and intense black fruit flavors.
WINE: Elegant, yet full-bodied, our 2006 Reserve has aromas of violet, chocolate, leather and tobacco. In the mouth there are layered flavors of dark berry, tart cherry and a slight earthiness. This wine has a sweet, soft entry; solid mid palate and lengthy finish. The Cabernet's round tannins give the wine a silky mouthfeel. Drink now or cellar for six to nine years.
WINEMAKING: To protect the character of this hand-selected fruit, we cold soak all the berries. The wine is fermented in small lots in open top-fermentors and punched down daily by hand. Extended maceration provides rich color and good structure. Malolactic fermentation is completed in barrel to improve the texture and mouthfeel of the wine and to fully integrate the flavors.
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