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2004 |
Rubissow Cabernet Sauvignon |
appellation |
100% Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley - Rubissow Vineyards. |
production |
12/750 ml - 587 cases |
blend |
Cabernet Sauvignon 85%
Merlot 13%
Cabernet Franc 2% |
winemaker notes |
NOSE: Lovely notes of violet, orchid, menthol, cassis, redcurrant, pencil lead and sweet, toasted oak.
TASTE: Powerful attack of up front fruit. Complex, rich flavors of plum, cedar, spice, cocoa, earth, blackberry. Very long, round finish. Will continue to improve through 2012.
TECHNIQUE: Hand sorted fruit, fruit destemmed and berries barely broken, 5 day cold soak, wild and inoculated fermentations, all small lot open top fermentors, hand punch downs and pumpovers two to three times daily, malolactic completed in barrel, minimal handling, bottled UNFINED and UNFILTERED. |
harvest dates |
October 21-30, 2004 |
fermentation |
24-35 days before pressing. |
barrel aging |
20 months in artisan French oak cooperage. |
alcohol by vol |
14.5% |
winemaker |
Timothy Milos |
notes |
PDF - WINEMAKER NOTES |
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