2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (Wine / Appellation Wine) -- Buehler Vineyards Shopping Cart -- Sauvignon Cabernet Valley Napa 2006

<H1>2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon -- Buehler Vineyards Shopping Cart</H1> Comprised of 100% cabernet sauvignon, our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from grapes grown on our estate hillside vineyards (30%) in conjunction with grapes from other mature, high-quality, low-yielding Napa Valley cabernet vineyards located on the valley floor. We’ve found the resulting blend to produce a wine that displays a broad spectrum of aromas, flavors, and textures that cabernet can show in the Napa Valley. The 2006 harvest is remembered as the culmination of a generally cool growing season followed by a rather late arrival of harvest activity. The relatively cool nature of the growing season delivered slowly ripened grapes with perfectly mature skin and seed tannins a week into November; the color of the resulting wines is notably dark. With higher acid levels and lower sugar levels at the optimum stage of flavor development, the word, “balance”, best describes the overriding theme of the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon. Following a seven-day fermentation, the wine was transferred to barrels before initiating the malolactic fermenatation; keeping the wine “dirty” when young greatly increased the impression of roundness and smoothness in the finished wine. The 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon was racked four times in the first year of aging to encourage aromatic and tannin development. It was aged a total of 18 months in a blend of French and American oak barrels. The wine is brimming with fruit aromas and flavors biased to the black fruit end of the cabernet spectrum: plums, blackberry, black currant. Rich and full-bodied on the palate, this cabernet drinks well on release but will soften and develop with additional age. For those who seek youthful fresh cabernet fruit aromas and a more structured wine, drink it from 2008 through 2012. If you prefer the less fruity, more developed bottle bouquet aromas and a softer, more velvety wine on the palate, drink it from 2013-2023. David Cronin Winemaker Buehler Vineyards 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Appellation Napa Valley TA 0.60 g/100 ml pH 3.75 Alcohol 14.8% vol Production 15,000 cases Suggested Retail $28.00 Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Category4" TITLE="Wine">Wine</A> / <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Category1" TITLE="Appellation Wine">Appellation Wine</A>: <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Product69 TITLE="2007 Napa Valley Caberent Sauvignon">2007 Napa Valley Caberent Sauvignon</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Product78 TITLE="Buehler Vineyards 2008 Russian River Valley Chardonnay">Buehler Vineyards 2008 Russian River Valley Chardonnay</A> -- 2008 Russian River Valley Chardonnay <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Product8 TITLE="Buehler Vineyards 2008 White Zinfandel">Buehler Vineyards 2008 White Zinfandel</A> <LI><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/buehler/Product70 TITLE="Buehler Vineyards 2008 Zinfandel">Buehler Vineyards 2008 Zinfandel</A> <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/buehler" TITLE="Buehler Vineyards Products">Buehler Vineyards Products</A> <A HREF="http://buehlervineyards.com">Buehler Vineyards</A> Buehler Vineyards <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="shopping cart">shopping cart</A> powered by Nexternal