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Appellation: |
Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District |
Vineyards: |
Chevalier 66%, Miravalle 34% |
Varietals: |
Cabernet Sauvignon 93%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Merlot
3% |
Aged: |
22 Months in 100% New French Oak Barrels |
Barrels |
Seguin Moreau, Demptos, Radoux |
Bottled: |
August 1996 |
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Winemaker Notes |
The wine has a very bright ruby red color with scarlet
tones and medium depth. The high intensity aroma is very
fragrant yet complex: black cherry fruit combined with
cassis and toasty oak. The wine displays a round, medium
full entry with soft tannins. Evolution is rich yet velvety.
Finish is medium length, with aromatics carrying through
on the pallet. |
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The 1994 Vintage |
| Cool wet spring, rain during bloom, with cool temperatures
ranging from 75 to 80 degrees during the day and hovering
in the upper 40’s at night continued throughout both
spring and summer. This long, cool, growing season resulted
in beautifully balanced fruit and fabulous flavor development
in the wines. |
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Spring Mountain Estate |
| Grapes from each of the four vineyard properties are considered
as we select the lots to be used in our Estate Cabernet
Sauvignon. The multitude of top quality lots with distinctly
different attributes allows us to be extremely selective
in making the final blend. The result is a true Estate Cabernet
Sauvignon that reflects the unique growing conditions of
the Spring Mountain growing district. |
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Spring Mountain Vineyard |
| Originally four individual historic Napa Valley properties,
Miravalle, La Perla, Alba, and Chevalier have now been combined
to create an 850 acre estate of forest and vineyard on the
eastern slopes of Spring Mountain overlooking the small
town of Saint Helena. Over 225 acres of the estate are planted
to vine, creating 135 separate hillside vineyard blocks
each with its own unique soil, exposure, and microclimate.
The vineyard is planted in densities of 4,000 vines per
acre and trained to the ancient gobelet form, a vertical
trellising method that was invented in an earlier millennium
by the Romans. |
Detailed Analysis |
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| Alcohol |
13.5% v/v |
| Total Acidity |
6.0 g/L |
| pH |
3.67 |
| Volatile Acidity |
.061 g/100mL |
| Residual Sugar |
<0.02 g/100mL |
| Malic Acid |
<0.15 g/L |
| Flavonoid Phenolics |
1700 mg/L |
| Non-Flavonoid |
400 mg/L |
| Total Phenolics |
2100 mg/L |
| Total SO2 |
60 mg/L@bottling |
| Free SO2 |
20 mg/L@bottling |
| Vineyards: |
66% Chevalier, 34% Miravalle |
| Appellation: |
Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District |
| Grape Varieties |
Cabernet Sauvignon 93%, Merlot 3%, Franc 4% |
| Heat Summation |
[4/1-10/15] 29-100º days |
| Total Rainfall |
[Jan-Dec] 40.00” |
| Season Rainfall |
[4/1-10/15] 4.42” |
| Harvest Period |
September 23rd-October 20th |
| Ferm Length |
5-8days-28tons, 9-15days-50tons, 28-38days-45tons |
| Ferm Temp |
Avg. 80°F |
| Cap Management |
2 pump-overs/day, ½ volume, with sprinkler device |
| Yeast |
Prise de Mousse 90%, indigenous 10% |
| Wine Yield |
160 gals/ton, 125 free run, 35 press |
| Barrel Type |
French, Chateau Ferre, 19-22 |
| Barrel Maker |
Seguin Moreau, Demptos, Radoux |
| Barrel Age |
100% New |
| Time in Barrel |
22 Months |
| Fining |
1 egg white/bbl. Jan. 1996 |
| Filtration |
SWK K100 (clarifying) |
| Bottling Date |
August 1996 |
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