Winemaker's Notes
Brilliant, deep blue color with a black hue. Intense aromas of blackberry and cassis. Concentrated flavors of Juicy cherry and black raspberry with a very long finish. Beautifully balanced Alcohol 14.5%
Vineyard
Owner/Manager
Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard: Andy Beckstoffer Stagecoach Vineyard: Jan Krupp Hyde Vineyard: Hyde Family / Larry Hyde Michael Black Vineyard: Michael Black
Vineyards
Beckstoffer Dr. Crane Vineyard, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Stagecoach Vineyard, Hyde Vineyard, Michael Black Vineyard
Appellation
Napa Valley
Clones
See
Vineyard Age
4 years to 15 years
Harvest
Harvest Date
September 19th - October 17th, 2001
Harvest Brix
22.8° - 26°
Growing Season
Diligent work in the vineyard to limit a large crop set helped optimize flavor intensity and richness in the grapes. Cool weather in late September and October extended the harvest providing for enhanced flavor development.
Winemaking
Hand harvested grapes
Fermented in small, open-top stainless steel fermentors
4-5 day cold maceration, 20 days total maceration
Fermentation with indigenous yeast
Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel
Aged 20-months in Demptos and Taransaud French oak barrels, 72 % new
Unfined and unfiltered; bottled June 25 and 26, 2002
