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Appellation: |
Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District |
Varietal: |
Cabernet Sauvignon Blend |
Bottled: |
July 1988 |
Aged: |
22 Months in French Oak Barrels |
Production: |
2,600 Cases |
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Winemaker Notes |
| The wine has a brilliant ruby red color
of considerable depth. The wine's aroma still has
traces of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit, while a sweet and
subtle bouquet has filled in behind it.
In the mouth the wine displays a round and
full entry on the palate with broad and soft tannins. The evolution of its flavor is a rich and velvety finish. |
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The 1986 Vintage |
| Was a great vintage and this wine is
very much alive with intense flavor and surprising fruit. 1986 was a drought year, and, though not unusually warm,
grapes were early ripening and laden with color, tannin,
and strong varietal character. This was the first
year Spring Mountain actually made their Cabernet Sauvignon
from grapes from the Miravalle Estate. A strong
year and a wine now in its prime. |
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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. |
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