Description
- Winemaker:
- Erin Green
- Alcohol:
- 15.1%
- Harvested:
- September 17 to October 28, 2003
- Bottled:
- April 25, 2005
- Released:
- October 1, 2006
The grape clusters were sorted by hand, and once de-stemmed, the berries were hand-sorted again on the way to the tank. This was followed by a four to five day cold soak, depending on flavor extraction. The fruit was then allowed to ferment with 100% native yeast in small open-top fermentors for two weeks. Near the end of fermentation, the must was gently pressed and the wine was moved to barrels where it finished its primary and secondary fermentations. Ageing continued in 80% new French oak, a combination of Taransaud and St. Martin barrels, for close to 18 months. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Composition
86% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Merlot
4.5% Cabernet Franc
3% Petit Verdot
.5% Malbec
Vineyards
- Pahlmeyer Estate Vineyard,
- Rancho Chimiles,
- Stagecoach
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