Louis Martini Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

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Winery:

Louis M. Martini

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:

USA > California > Napa

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2015

UPC:

 

User Tags:  resinous, oak, stone fruits, rich, berry, balance, big, drink now, black currant, plum 

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What to Expect

California's Napa Valley has been a source of world-class Cabernet Sauvignon for well over a century. Its warm climate and varied terrain allows for many styles of wine. One thread that runs through almost all the Cabernet based wines from Napa is their lush, ripe full-bodied feel and rich flavors of currant and berry. Wines from the valley floor, particularly around Rutherford, are famed for a dusty quality and those coming from the hillsides surrounding the valley, Mt. Veeder, Diamond Mountain and Howell Mountain for example, tend to be a little leaner with more obvious structural elements.

Winemakers Notes

The growing season saw these grapes harvested at optimum ripeness during September and into October with an average of 24.5 brix. Picking took place in the early morning to keep the fruit as cool as possible. Upon arrival at the winery the grapes for this wine were de-stemmed, but not crushed, leaving over 90% whole berries. The Cabernet Sauvignon juice was fermented with temperatures controlled between 76°F-85°F receiving extended skin contact up to 21 days for maximum extraction.

Varietal Content:


83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 1.5% Cabernet Franc, read more...1% Sangiovese, 0.5% Petite Verdot, 4% Petite Sirah, 0.5% Syrah, 0.5% Barbera

Appellation:


Napa Valley

Titratable Acidity:


0.67g/100ml

pH:


3.84

Alcohol Level:


14.2%

Oak Aging:


85% of the wine was transferred to French, American and European oak barrels and aged for 11 months, where the wine completed malolactic fermentation. The wine was racked every 3-4 months prior to bottling, and bottle aged at an optimum of 6 months befor    (hide)

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