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2006 Rudd Estate Oakville Estate Proprietary Red Wine
Proprietary Blend: 750ml
$124.99
about this wine:
"The 2001 Rudd Oakville Estate is the second vintage from the newly replanted vineyard at the corner of Oakville Crossroad and Silverado Trail. The vineyard is planted in rocky, red volcanic soils at the foot of the Vaca Mountains using high density planting and low vigor rootstock to encourage the vines to produce smaller, highly concentrated berries. The 2001 was made primarily from Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon, a Bordeaux clone that has proven very successful in our Oakville terroir.The 2001 growing season began a week earlier than normal but was back on track by early September. Warm-to-hot weather during bloom resulted in a short flowering period that promoted even ripening with slightly below average crop levels. Harvest began on September 4 and was completed on October 13. The weather during harvest was dry and generally moderate except for two brief heat spikes, allowing for more than sufficient hang time. As a result, the wine has concentrated fruit and mineral aromatics with a deep, complex mid-palate and a long, well-integrated finish. After 15 to 22 days on the skins, the wine was pressed and barreled immediately. It was fined in barrel with fresh egg whites and bottled unfiltered in June 2003. Estate Blend: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot Appellation: Oakville Fermentation: Native yeast and natural malolactic Aging: 19 months in French oak; 90% new"
points awarded:
WA 9595 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2008
The brilliant 2006 Proprietary Red Oakville Estate is a 1,890-case blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Its dense purple color is followed by a sweet nose of charcoal, scorched earth, blackberries, blueberries, cigar tobacco, and cedar. Full-bodied with a sumptuous mouthfeel as well as ripe, noble tannins, this gorgeous red can be drunk now or cellared for two decades or more.
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