Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley 2002

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Winery:

Sebastiani Vineyards and Winery

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Region:

USA > California > Sonoma Valley

Type:

Red Wine

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What to Expect

Cabenet Sauvignon: Originally of French origins, this versatile grape produces exceptional wines around the globe. It's usually medium to full bodied with a fine structure that supports black and red fruit flavors with typical notes of olive, chili and herbs that add complexity.

Winemakers Notes

Winemaking
We crushed and fermented in stainless steel tanks (7-15 days), using Fermivin and Fermirouge yeasts. The wine finished malolactic fermentation in the tanks, then we racked it into barrels from November 2003 until April 2004. It was aged in mostly American Oak barrels for 12 months. We extracted the wine from barrel at the end of the summer in 2004 for assemblage. We blended in small amounts of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Zinfandel in order to soften up the palate and make it more aromatically complex. The end result is a wine with well-balanced tannins, nice upfront fruit and a nice read more...soft finish.
Winemaker’s Notes
With a very dark garnet color, this wine offers ripe, opulent black cherry fruit, for which our Sonoma County Cabs are known. The cooler vintage provided us a wine with finesse, elegance and intoxicating aromatics, akin to a Bordeaux from the Medoc. The nose is filled with brown sugar and blackberry aromas topped with coconut and vanilla from the oak regime. The blackberry continues on the palate and carries through to the finish. This wine will definitely improve with age; however, it is incredibly “drinkable” now and hints at being an earlier maturing wine.

Technical Data
Appellation Sonoma County
Composition 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Zinfandel
Cooperage Aged 12 months in mostly American oak barrels
Alcohol 13.5%
TA 0.54 g/100ml
pH 3.78    (hide)

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