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Winemakers Comments
This Cabernet's complex ripe fruit aroma and taste remind us of raspberries and plums, but the grape clearly reigns. As usual, it has a little Cabernet Franc and a little Merlot in its inheritance; about 4% of each in this vintage. And, also as usual, it will get better and better with further aging. Prediction of the exact timing of full maturity is an art, not a science, but our crystal ball indicates another decade, at least. Cork out breathing for at least an hour or two before service is suggested for consumption in the interim.


VINTAGE/VARIETY:

 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon

APPELLATION:

 Napa Valley

VARIETAL COMPOSITION:

 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc

VINEYARD LOCATIONS:

 Mt. Veeder/ Mayacamas mountains

HARVEST DATES:

 October 14 to 29, 1998

FERMENTATION TIME:

 10 to 14 days

FERMENTATION TEMP:

 72 to 75 Degrees (F)

TYPE OF COOPERAGE:

 1000 gal. American Oak Casks and 60 gal. French Oak barrels

TIME IN WOOD:

 Two and a half years

BOTTLING DATE:

 June 2001

ALCOHOL:

 12 1/2%

RESIDUAL SUGAR:

 0.1%

OPTIMUM PERIOD FOR CONSUMPTION:

 2010 to 2020
 
 

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