2006 Palmaz Vineyard Cabernet
Item Number: 233
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Description
The 2006 vintage is a blend of estate Cabernet was selected from the best location of our three distinct elevation vineyards. The wine exhibits intense ripe flavors of blackberry, cassis and black cherry. Supple and refined in the pallet, this wine shows excellent balance with a long, moderately tannic finish. While this wine is drinking excellent now, the density and structure of this wine will allow it to mature elegantly for the next eight to ten years.
1642 cases produced.
Apellation: Napa Valley
Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Barrel Aging: 22 Months
100% French Oak
84% New Oak
Analysis: Alcohol 14.6%
pH 3.76
TA 5.3 g/l
Production: 1,642 cases
Bottled: August 2008
Harvest: August 28 through November 8th, 2006
Special Instructions
The Palmazes bought a forgotten stone winery, a fine old house badly in need of renovation, and acres of land that had once produced fine Napa wines. The little valley had been the site of Cedar Knoll Vineyard and Winery, founded in 1881 by Henry Hagen, one of Napa Valley's pioneer winemakers.
Henry Hagen produced wines that garnered many awards, including a silver medal at the Paris Exposition of 1889. During that era, Cedar Knoll was one of Napa's premier wineries. The vineyards survived the Wine Country's phylloxera infestation in the 1890s, but Prohibition was fatal. The winery fell into disrepair and the vineyards lay fallow for nearly eighty years.
Today, the vineyards are burgeoning, the restored Hagen house is a family home again, and the winery has been reinvented.
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