1996 Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemaker's Notes
This brilliant, deep garnet wine displays aromas of plums, blueberries, and raspberries commingled with hints of mint, cedar oak, spice, and vanilla. Complex flavors of currants, cassis, and plum are layered within vanilla, cedar, and licorice. Rich and full bodied this wine offers a 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: 12.7% alcohol; TA: 0.58 g/100ml; pH: 3.53
Fermentation: 100% stainless steel, temperature controlled fermentation. Pump over twice per day.
Aging: 20 months in 80% French oak barrels and 20% American oak barrels.
Production: 1,337 cases
Growing Season
The 1996 season was typical for Oregon, cool and clear for most of the spring and early summer with an average fruit set.
Good weather conditions continued through mid-August allowing for a slow, consistent development of fruit flavor.
Despite intermittent rainfall during the harvest season, the fruit showed intense aromas, colors, and flavors.
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