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<H1>2003 CARDINALE -- Cardinale Shopping Cart</H1>
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<strong>TASTING NOTES</strong><br>
"A more challenging vintage means a more challenging blend period, as it was for this blend.
After compiling at least 20 different blends, I kept coming back to this wine. The black
currant, anise and minerality of Mount Veeder and Howell Mountain combine with the
middle gravelly palate of Oakville and the sweet/soft character of Stags’ Leap." - Christopher Carpenter, Cardinale Winemaker
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<strong>ACCLAIM</strong><br>
95 Points - "This brilliant 2003 Cardinale from vineyards on Mount Veeder, Howell Mountain, Stags’ Leap and
the Oakville corridor, is a blend of 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot. It boasts an
inky/purple color as well as a beautifully perfumed nose of crème de cassis, smoke, cedar, licorice and
spice box. A sweet, expansive, full-bodied attack is followed by impressive purity, elegance and
concentration as well as layers of flavor and ripe, well-integrated tannin. It can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years." - Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate, December, 2005
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<strong>VINEYARD SOURCING</strong><br>
Veeder Peak Vineyard, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley (68.5%)<br>
Keyes Vineyard, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley (21%)<br>
Taylor Vineyard, Stags Leap, Napa Valley (7%)<br>
To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley (3.5%)
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<strong>COMPOSITION</strong><br>
86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot
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<strong>APPELLATION</strong><br>
100% Napa Valley</P>
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