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Rudd Jericho Canyon(1998)
- Winery:
- Rudd Estate
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, complex, big, earthy, dark fruit, decant, cabernet sauvignon, red grape, ovis, sulfur
jericho Canyon, a sunswept basin at the northern end of Napa Valley,
provides a perfect environment for growing red Bordeaux grape varieties, all
painstakingly planted on steep terraces. While northern Napa is known for
its summer heat, a gap in the Mayacamas Range allows cooling winds to create
temperatures at this vineyard similar to those found at Rudd’s home vineyard in
Oakville, farther south. This temperate climate is particularly conducive to
producing a wine of great elegance and finesse.
Harvest 1998 was one of the longest on record. The read more...Jericho Canyon grapes were
hand-selected during a three-week period beginning the second week in October
to ensure that only the ripest clusters were collected. As a result, mature, ripe
flavors such as blackberry, cassis and black cherry form the core of the wine,
framed handsomely in toasty oak and spice nuance. The wine was aged in barrebarrel
for 14 months and then bottled, without fining or filtration, in June of 2000.
B L E N D 7 9 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 1 % Merlot and 1 0 % Cabernet Franc
A P P E L L A T ION Napa Valley
F E R M E N T A T I O N Native yeast and natural malolactic
A G E I N G Fourteen months in French oak; 4 2 % new
C A S E S P R O D U C E D 2 8 0 0 (hide)
provides a perfect environment for growing red Bordeaux grape varieties, all
painstakingly planted on steep terraces. While northern Napa is known for
its summer heat, a gap in the Mayacamas Range allows cooling winds to create
temperatures at this vineyard similar to those found at Rudd’s home vineyard in
Oakville, farther south. This temperate climate is particularly conducive to
producing a wine of great elegance and finesse.
Harvest 1998 was one of the longest on record. The read more...Jericho Canyon grapes were
hand-selected during a three-week period beginning the second week in October
to ensure that only the ripest clusters were collected. As a result, mature, ripe
flavors such as blackberry, cassis and black cherry form the core of the wine,
framed handsomely in toasty oak and spice nuance. The wine was aged in barrebarrel
for 14 months and then bottled, without fining or filtration, in June of 2000.
B L E N D 7 9 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 1 1 % Merlot and 1 0 % Cabernet Franc
A P P E L L A T ION Napa Valley
F E R M E N T A T I O N Native yeast and natural malolactic
A G E I N G Fourteen months in French oak; 4 2 % new
C A S E S P R O D U C E D 2 8 0 0 (hide)
