2006 Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate-Grown

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Redwood Valley, Mendocino County 

Vineyards and Harvest
The grapes were Estate Grown and Organically Farmed from our family’s Mendocino County vineyards located in Redwood Valley.  The grapes were harvested and field-sorted by hand in mid October 2006 at an average of 26.5 brix.

Winemaking and Cooperage
The grapes were picked at full maturity, de-stemmed and gently crushed into fermenters.  The must soaked at a cool temperature for seven days, at which point native yeast fermentation began.  Post-fermentation maceration with heat followed for five days.  The wine was aged in new French Oak (35%) and in two-year-old (65%) for 22 months, which included six months of native malolactic fermentation.  The blend was assembled and bottled in June without filtration.  This vintage received 1 year of bottle age before its release in June 2010.

Technical Data
Mendocino County Redwood Valley 2006
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
14.3% alcohol by volume
0.55 titratable acidity
pH 3.60
Bottled June 2009
Released June 2010
2006 Production of 450 cases

Winemaker’s Comments
This vintage is set apart with brilliant harmonious notes of red cherry and black currents.  Rich tannins offset by an accessible mid-palate and decadent finish provide structure for now and years to come. 
- Ken Oster, Winemaker

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