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Acclaim
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast, May 2008
92 Points - Robert M. Parker Jr., The Wine Advocate, December 2006

Tasting Notes
Our 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is compelling on so many levels. The nose is packed with ripe black fruits, cherries, tar and a touch of cassis. On the palate the flavors are rich and commanding, elegant and graceful. The tannins are suave, polished and ripe. In spite of its youth, this is an incredibly complex wine that reveals the essence of Sonoma County Cabernet.

About The Wine
While Sonoma County has been making some of California’s most coveted wines for more than a century, its reputation as one of the state’s top Cabernet regions has really blossomed over the last two decades. That emergence has mirrored the viticultural revolution that has taken place throughout the Golden State’s cooler, more coastally-influenced appellations allowing Sonoma’s growers to take advantage of our more temperate and even climate.

Our 2003 Reserve is composed of fruit from the best hillside and mountain vineyards in the Sonoma and Dry Creek Valleys. As with all of our vineyard sources, each of these sites is sustainably or organically farmed.

The 2003 growing season opened with a wet spring before settling into a consistently warm summer. The long hang time, extended harvest and multiple vineyard sources gave Richard a wide assortment of lots to blend. The unusual growing conditions resulted in small, intensely-flavored, blackberry-sized grapes.

Varietal Composition: Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Sonoma County
Viticultural Areas/Vineyards: Sonoma Valley - Smothers-Remick Ridge Vineyards, Monte Rosso Vineyard, Murray Farms; Dry Creek Valley - Oddone Vineyards, Old Balbi Ranch
Harvest Dates: September 23 through October 15, 2003
Average Sugar at Harvest: 24.8° Brix
Average pH (Harvest/Bottling): 3.3/3.7
Average Total Acid (Harvest/Bottling): .75g per 100ml/.56g per 100ml
Aging: Aged in French and American oak barrels for 24 months, select lots blended and returned to French oak barrels for an additional six months of aging; bottled unfined, unfiltered.
Alcohol by Volume: 14.8%
Release Date: October 2007
Total Production: 1,580 cases