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<div align="center"><strong>Wölffer 20th Anniversary Wine Series </strong></div>
<div align="center"><strong>2005 Wölffer Estate Vineyard “Cassango” </strong></div>
<div align="center"><strong>Cabernet Sauvignon</strong> </div>
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<div align="center">Each of the Wölffer 20th Anniversary Wine Series was inspired by an opportunity to push the boundaries of Long Island winemaking, nurtured by Winemaker Roman Roth’s profound understanding of the vineyard. Named for a champion horse from the Wölffer Stables, Cassango is a 17-year-old Hanoverian Warmblood. </div>
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<div><strong>Region</strong> Long Island, New York. Produced and bottled in Sagaponack, New York. Under Winemaker/Technical Director Roman Roth’s meticulous care, Wölffer Estate Vineyard encompasses 55 acres and practices sustainable agriculture. Similar in many respects to conditions in Bordeaux, the local Bridgehampton loam soil, combined with the breeze from the Atlantic, only 2.6 miles away, provides the perfect conditions to achieve the ripeness and acidity necessary for producing Wölffer’s signature style: European elegance combined with the typicity of their Long Island terroir. </div>
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<div><strong>Grapes </strong>86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. </div>
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<div><strong>Style/Taste </strong>Black with a slight dark red on the edges. The aroma is amazing! Packed with vanilla, mint, ripe blackberries, dried figs and prunes with hints of cedar, iodine and licorice. The mouthfeel is big but elegant. Ripe lush fruit characters are beautifully balanced by layers of silky tannins. There is a classic gravelly note in the long ongoing finish. This is a very complex wine and the ripest Cabernet Sauvignon I have seen on Long Island. It will have a wonderful slow aging curve ahead. </div>
<div>– Roman Roth, Winemaker/Technical Director </div>
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<div><strong>Harvest </strong>The best growing season we have ever experienced on Long Island finished very turbulently with the “perfect storm” (20 inches of rain in 8 days!) This set into motion a dehydration of the slightly bruised grapes that resulted in some of the best red wines Wölffer has ever made. Harvested on October 19, 2005 we carefully handpicked the fruit and made further selections on our sorting table. </div>
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<div><strong>Technical Data </strong>The healthy grapes were destemmed and the fermentation was done entirely in stainless steel. The fermentation went up to 88°F and the cap management was done via pump over 3 times a day. The total maceration lasted 17 days and we gently transferred and pressed the grapes. Following a 4-day rough settling the wine was moved into 50% new and 50% 1-year old barrique barrels. 100% of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation; the wine was carefully racked a total of 5 times during the maturation time which lasted for 20 months. The wine was bottled unfiltered and unfined on July 6, 2007 and produced in 157 cases/750ml and 18 bottles/1.5Liter. </div>
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<div><strong>Analyses </strong> Brix at harvest 22.0 </div>
<div> Alcohol 13.0% by Volume </div>
<div> Titratable acidity 7.2 g/L </div>
<div> pH 3.4 </div>
<div> R.S. 0 g/L </div>
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<strong>Serving</strong> Best with lamb, dried aged cheese, truffle-infused pasta or just savored on its own.</P>
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