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2004 |
Rubissow-Sargent Reserve |
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With Rubissow-Sargent Reserve, we pay homage to founders George Rubissow & Tony Sargent, and to the elegant, lusty power of our hillside Mt. Veeder estate vineyards. This is a true Reserve. A wine to age and enjoy for years to come. |
appellation |
100% Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley - Rubissow Vineyards. |
production |
12/750 ml - 96 cases |
blend |
Cabernet Sauvignon 100% - "Francisca" and "Alexis" blocks.
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winemaker notes |
NOSE: Voluminous. Plush layers of cherry, spice, roasted pecan and dark chocolate.
TASTE: Powerful, deep, rich, juicy plum and blackberry fruit balanced with good tannins and long lingering flavors of coffee, cocoa, sweet oak, vanilla and black cherry. Approachable now. Will improve through 2012+.
TECHNIQUE:. Just 4 barrels were individually selected for this Reserve from our overall 26 barrels of 2004 Cabernet. To be selected the wine must be extraordinarily complex and layered. Hand sorted fruit, fruit destemmed and berries barely broken, 5 day cold soak, wild and inoculated fermentations, all small lot (less than 1 ton) 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 French Medium Toast Troncais & Alliers forest oak - Boutes, Bel Air, St. Martin and Sylvain artisan cooperages. |
alcohol by vol |
14.7% |
winemaker |
Timothy Milos |
notes |
PDF - WINEMAKER NOTES |
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