2005 Vintage Reserve

Intense aromas of black currant, cassis laced with notes of black spice and ground coffee. On the palate, succulent flavors of blackberry and black currant are enveloped by a supple, ripe tannin structure that give the wine an elegant, medium-weight body. Black fruit, dark cocoa, roasted coffee and spice notes gain intensity and linger through the long finish. Optimal cellaring time four to fifteen years from vintage.

Estate grown, produced and bottled. Rhyolitic Ash & Alluvial Wash topsoil at 150 – 300 ft elevation. Three lots of Cabernet Sauvignon from Martini selection vines planted in 1976. One lot Petit Verdot clone 1, planted 1999 Yield 2.0 tons/acre

Harvested by hand in three lots. Three-day cold soak. Up to 28 days total skin contact. Yeast strains D254 and T73. Concurrent primary and malolactic fermentation Extraction through gentle pump-overs, tailored to each lot Base blend assembled 15 months before bottling Final blend assembled four weeks before bottling Lightly fined by lot and filtered to bottle

18 months in 100% French oak, 50% new. Primary coopers Vicard and Mercier. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot.

1,100 six pack cases

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