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Winemaker's Notes
Dark, rich and full bodied, this wine displays enticing aromas of currants, ripe plums, bright cherries, and raspberries commingled with hints of tobacco, chocolate, cigar box, oak spice, and vanilla. On the palate, complex flavors of currants, cassis, and cherry are layered within vanilla, tobacco, and licorice. This deeply concentrated wine offers viscosity and crisp acidity with mouth coating tannins that follow through into a long and intense finish.
Merlot was blended with the 1994 Cabernet Sauvignon to round out the aggressive tannins and to provide more intense cherry fruit. This makes for a more complex and supple wine with a longer finish. Suggested retail: $30.00
Technical Notes
Final Analysis: 13.3% alcohol; TA: 6.48 g/100ml; pH: 3.41
Fermentation: 100% stainless steel, temperature controlled fermentation. Pump over twice per day.
Aging: 20 months in 100% French oak barrels. 44% new, 2% 1 year old, 18% 2 years old, 36% 3 years old barrels.
Production: 1,218 cases
Growing Season
Oregon weather was cool and rainy during the bloom period and the fruit set was poor. The summer was warm and sunny with very cool nights which prolonged fruit maturation. The fall was hot and dry and the fruit reached full maturity, and was harvested before the fall rains started.
The poor fruit set in the spring provided very low yields at harvest. Fruit quality, however, was superb with concentrated aromas and flavors, and beautifully balanced acids.
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