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1999 Pine Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford
Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml
$49.99
about this wine:
"Sweet cedar, tobacco and spice mingle with dried blueberry, milk chocolate, slight anise and hot cinnamon aromas. The mid-palate reveals spicy, toasty, briary flavors highlighted by blueberry, caramel and roasted coffee bean. This full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a long, briary finish accented by milk chocolate, tobacco, cherry and dried blueberry. Enjoy now or cellar for ten years.... 11% Merlot; 5% Cabernet Franc; 2% Petit Verdot; 2% Malbec..." This distinctive Bordeux style blend is complemented by the "Rutherford Dust" characteristics of this historic Napa Valley appellation. The style is created to broaden and fine tune the palate as well as extend the finish. The 2002 season was marked by mild growing conditions with a few heat spikes in early June, July and August. The high heat caused some shrivel which necessitated slow and selective picking. As a result of hand picking and sorting, the vintage is firm and concentrated, without being overripe. Grapes were hand harvested in late September to mid October 2002. The grapes were hand picked and cluster sorted. A long season and maturity of tannins allowed for an extended maceration for 20 to 34 days. This contact with the skins develops the expansive mouthfeel and tannin structure of the wine. Aged in new, one, and two-vintage-old French oak barrels for 17 to 19 months, this wine was not fined and was bottled in June of 2004."
points awarded:
WS 9090 points,
Wine Spectator, May 2002
Smooth-textured, with well-focused currant, toasty oak, black cherry and plum notes. Excellent structure, depth and concentration. Finishes with a long, complex, even subtle aftertaste. Best from 2003 through 2012. 13,000 cases made. –JL
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