Harvest Date October 26

Growing Season Extended cool weather and rains in spring resulted in late bud break in Napa Valley. A long, temperate growing season followed however, allowing for slow, full and even ripening of the fruit and development of tannins. Harvest of cabernet sauvignon began later than usual, running from October 11 through November 2.

Winemaking

• Hand-harvested grapes
• Fermented in small, closed-top stainless steel fermentors with indigenous yeasts
• 5 day cold soak, 34 days total maceration
• Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels
• Aged 19 months in French oak barrels; 95% new
• Varietal Composition: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon & 2% Cabernet Franc
• Unblended, unfined and unfiltered; Bottled July 2007