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Merryvale Profile Napa Valley(1997)

BLEND
72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc

VINEYARDS
Cabernet Sauvignon: Vine Hill Ranch, Beckstoffer II; Merlot: Bayview-Poe, Beckstoffer-Las Amigas, Beckstoffer IV; Cabernet Franc: Thorevilos

WINEMAKING

* Extended maceration on the skins
* Quarterly racking during barrel aging
* Lightly fined with fresh egg whites, bottled unfiltered

BARREL AGING
18 months in French oak chateau barrels from traditional Bordeaux coopers (97% new)

ALCOHOL
14.5% by volumeread more...
James Laube
Wine Spectator
10/31/00
97/100
October 2000
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International Wine Cellar
Nov-00
91/100
October 2007
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Wine Advocate # 132
Dec-00
89/100
April 2008
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Wine.com
June 2007
Profile is a blend of our best lots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot 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. It is very dark and opulently structured -- characteristic of this very ripe vintage. In its youth the wine is loaded with flavors reminiscent of dark berries, plums and black cherries, with fragrant notes of vanilla and spice. The wine's mouthfeel is rich, round and seamless.
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Wine Spectator
97/100
June 2007
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