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2005 |
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 - 130 cases |
blend |
Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
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winemaker notes |
NOSE: Blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla bean, sweet, toasted oak, and subtle herbal notes - all in excellent balance.
TASTE: Rich and powerful. Deep, blackberry/currant flavors, delicious ripe plum acidity, tobacco leaf, toasted oak, and balanced tannins lead to an incredibly long, complex finish. Exemplifies the terroir of the site. Drinks well now and will improve through 2012+. Decant before serving.
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 three times daily, malolactic completed in barrel, minimal handling (3 rackings) , bottled UNFINED and UNFILTERED. |
harvest dates |
Oct. 7, 25, Nov 1 |
fermentation |
24-35 days before pressing |
barrel aging |
20 months in thin stave, MT, artisan French Nevers & Troncais oak cooperage by Sylvain, Boutes and Bel Air Tonnelleries. |
alcohol by vol |
14.5% |
winemaker |
Timothy Milos |
notes |
PDF - WINEMAKER NOTES |
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