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ur vintage 2005 Cabernet was harvested the second week of October. Our notes recall that this was a lush year with lots of rain and a mild, long summer. Generally, yields that year were very high, as was quality. We intentionally, however, cropped our 12 acres to only two tons per acre. As with all our vintages, the 2005 was made in a classic Bordeaux style, with extended maceration (the juice left on the skins for over 30 days) and aged in 65% new French oak for 21 months.
The 2005 vintage is probably our most complex yet, with multiple layers of bright, black cherry overlain with a mocha finish, the result of seamless integration of creamy sweet tannins rendered from both the fruit and toasted oak barrels.
With winemaker Scott Peterson, we walked the vineyard daily before harvest, tasting the fruit’s flesh for flavors and testing the seeds for color and texture. Our vineyard manager, John Piña and his company, Piña Vineyard Management, has developed and cared for some of the finest vineyards in Napa and Sonoma for 40 years. For more detailed information please download our fact sheet. |
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Reviewer |
Magazine |
Year |
| 92 |
Steve Heimoff |
Wine Enthusiast |
2008 |
| 89 |
Josh Raynolds |
International Wine Cellar |
2008 |
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