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Moon Mountain Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve(2003)
The fruit for our Moon Mountain 2003 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was 100% estate grown, hand harvested and field sorted into small bins. Fermentation took place in open-topped tanks, with each lot handled separately. The wine is 100% free run (the juice that flows freely from the grapes without pressing), meaning the lower quality press wine was not used. Barrel aging was in our deep caves, which provide a constant temperature of 60ºF and very high humidity. We used 100% French oak, 75% of which were new barrels, and aged the wine for 21 months before lightly filtering and bottling.
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Appellation America
- The more I taste, the more I like this property. It’s well up the hillside on the east side of Sonoma Valley (if you went over the top you’d be in the Mount Veeder sub-appellation of Napa Valley), between 1,100 and 1,700 feet in elevation. The topography of the site breaks down into dozens of vineyard blocks, so there’s natural complexity in the estate. It’s also farmed without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and some of the blocks are past their 35th birthdays.
I have had some hesitation about the amount of new oak that gets applied to the reds, so I was happy to have the wrapper read more...
- July 2007
- Jammy! Silky mouthfeel, loads of blackberry, chocolate and maybe some tobacco. A lot going on here, need to sip it.
- July 2007
- Jammy and chewy. A real mouthful, deep aroma of berry and spice. Flavorful dark fruit and hints of chocolate. The quality at this price point really caught me by surprise.
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June 2007
- We fermented this truly hand-made wine in open-topped tanks and punched down the cap three times a day until dryness. After an additional maceration of two to seven days, we drained the wine off of the skins. The wine was aged in small oak barrels deep in our caves, where a constant temperature of 60°F and very high humidity enhance the concentration of lush fruit flavor. The wine has notes of blackberry and cassis, with a touch of vanilla from the oak and intriguing nuances of chocolate and sage. The long, complex, elegant finish adds style to this classic Cabernet Sauvignon, which is perfect for read more...
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Appellation America Wine Portal
- The more I taste, the more I like this property. It’s well up the hillside on the east side of Sonoma Valley (if you went over the top you’d be in the Mount Veeder sub-appellation of Napa Valley), between 1,100 and 1,700 feet in elevation. The topography of the site breaks down into dozens of vineyard blocks, so there’s natural complexity in the estate. It’s also farmed without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and some of the blocks are past their 35th birthdays. I have had some hesitation about the amount of new oak that gets applied to the reds, so I was happy to have the wrapper come off read more...
