Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine Blend 2010
"Hell Hollow"
Proprietary Red Wine Blend Meritage Napa Valley 2010
-- Winemaker Aaron Pott
Appellation
Napa Valley Oakville & Stags Leap District
Cuvee
Cabernet Sauvignon; Cabernet Franc; 60%/40%
Winemaking
30 Days maceration 22 Months New French Oak Cooperage Taransaud, Demptos, Sylvain, 486 Cases Produced All fruit was selectively hand-harvested into small lug-boxes, sorted before and after de-stemming, then gravity fed into small French oak barrels, French oak tanks or cement tanks for fermentation. All lots had a lengthy maceration time, ranging from 26-42 days. During this time, pump overs and below the cap lees stirring were enacted daily. In addition, prior to pressing, rack and return was performed 3-4 times in each fermentation tank. After fermentation, all lots were drained, with pomace pressed separately, to 80% new small French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation. The lees were kept in barrel with the new wine for an extended period of stirring, to enrich the body, nourish the wine and polish the tannins. The wine was clarified slowly and naturally through the use of traditional settling and racking techniques and bottled without fining or filtration. The 2010 spent 22 months in barrel.
Tasting Notes
Black cherry, toffee, vanilla, black currant, cocoa, rich attack of coconut, cherry and nutmeg, medium density, with good structure and close knit tannins
Wine Facts
pH 3.56
TA 0.45
Alc 14.4