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1998 'Profile', Napa Valley


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 -2009  -2008  -2007
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BLEND
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc

VINEYARDS
Cabernet Sauvignon: Beckstoffer –Vineyard Georges III, Slawson, Bayview-Zinfandel Lane. Merlot: Showket, Poe. Petit Verdot: Thorevilos. Cabernet Franc: Caldwell

APPELLATION
Napa Valley

WINEMAKING

  • Extended maceration on the skins
  • Quarterly racking during barrel aging
  • Native yeast fermentation

BARREL AGING
18 months in French oak chateau barrels from traditional Bordeaux coopers (95% new)

ALCOHOL
14.5% by volume

BOTTLING DATE
August, 2000

PRODUCTION
5,600 cases

CELLARING
This wine should develop complexity with five years in the bottle and hold for at least five years after that.

WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Profile is a blend of our best lots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, chosen for their concentration, depth of flavor and fine tannin structure. This wine was aged in new French oak chateau barrels and bottled unfiltered.