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This is hands down the best Cabernet vintage I have ever
worked with as a winemaker, and I have seen some great ones.
Our '97 was named in the Top 20 Wines of the Vintage by the
New York Times and this surpasses that one!
Mother Nature hugged us and kissed us on the lips! The
ultra-rich layers keep unfolding into new aromas and flavors
as the wine opens up...both red and black currants push
forward mixed with exotic spice and roasted coffee and
cocoa. Always in balance but never ending as vibrant aromas
of violets and sandalwood embrace the juicy plums and
berries. The ripeness and sheer size of this wine is
impossible to miss, but not due to any one element of power
but the force of the complexity. I
feel blessed as a winemaker to have been given the gifts
from these Napa Valley vineyards in 2001. The wine is firm
but supple. Drinkable yet age-worthy. Masculine but sensual.
Balanced beyond belief! My descriptors could go one for
hours just like the finish of this wine! If you are a
Cabernet lover, then you deserve to love this wine.
Only 500 cases produced! |
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| AWARDS |
| 2005 |
| Starwine International Wine
Competition - Silver |
| New World International Wine
Competition - Bronze |
| San Francisco International
Wine Competition - Bronze |
| 2004 |
| Long Beach Grand Cru Wine
Competition - Gold |
| Affairs of the Vine
International - Silver |
| North of the Gate Wine
Competition - Bronze |
| Orange County (CA) Fair Wine
Competition - Bronze |
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