Barnard Griffin Cabernet Sauvignon 05

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Barnard Griffin Cabernet Sauvignon 05
$14.35 - Case price (any 12 or more bottles) Price: $15.95 Quantity Incredible value! Platinum at Wine Press NW- this is a steal of a Cab! Wine Press NW says: "Showing off its drink-now approachability, Barnard Griffin's mainstream Cab offers rich, inviting aromas of vanilla, elegant blackberries and hints of mocha and well-balanced flavors of ripe fruit, milk chocolate and black tea. Its silky texture is backed up with plenty of acidity."

Detailed Info, Previous Vintage Notes, Reviews:

From Wine Press NW: "It's great for the consumer when a winery's everyday wine wins a top award. Showing a drink-now approachability, this cab offers rich inviting aromas of vanilla, berries and mocha. Favors include a silky texture of more berries, milk chocolate and black tea."

Winemakers Notes:

Sensory: The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon has dark, rich aromas of cherries and cassis with rich vanilla undertones. The mouth feel is superb with depth of flavors and a wonderfully concentrated chocolate and cinnamon finish.

Vineyards and Growing Season: The 2001 growing season was hot with good ripening fruit that gave us wines of excellent structure and depth. The color extract was well developed and gave us a deep garnet Cab. Vineyards that were again stressed for water in the later parts of the growing cycle showed Cabernet with good weight.

Here is the breakdown of my Cabernet vineyard sources used in the 2001 vintage: Champoux Vineyard Columbia Valley/Alderdale Sargent Vineyard Columbia Valley/Wahluke Slope Crawford Vineyard Yakima Valley Caroway Vineyard Columbia Valley/Columbia River

Winemaking: Pasteur Red yeast was used at a Max fermentation of 88o F Pump-overs 2 to 3 times daily until fermented to dryness

7,200 cases produced Bottled February 2003 Malolactic positive Aged in both American and French oak barrels

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