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Winemakers Comments

This wine shows our style in all its facets. Mountain grown Sauvignon Blanc is a rarity in this world and the unusual, intense character we achieve derives from the vineyard. Unusually long aging, drink nytime in the next five to six years

WINERY NAME:

 Mayacamas Vineyards

VINTAGE/VARIETY:

 1998 Sauvignon Blanc

APPELLATION:

 Napa Valley

VARIETAL COMPOSITION:

 100% Sauvignon Blanc

VINEYARD LOCATIONS:

 Mt. Veeder / Mayacamas mountains

HARVEST DATES:

 October 2 to 6, 1998

FERMENTATION TIME:

 2 weeks

FERMENTATION TEMP:

 58 degrees (F)

TYPE OF COOPERAGE:

 1,000 gal. American oak casks

TIME IN WOOD:

 8 Months

BOTTLING DATE:

 May and June, 1999

ALCOHOL:

 13.75% ALC.

RESIDUAL SUGAR:

 0.2%

OPTIMUM PERIOD FOR CONSUMPTION:

 2003-2006
 
 

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