artisan winemaking winemaker notes brett …...vintage: 2014 alcohol: 13.9% appellation: california...
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VINTAGE: 2014
ALCOHOL: 13.9%
APPELLATION: California
T his C ab is nat ur al l y complex in nat ur e, being a t r ue C ali f or nia blend w hich ha s u t i l i zed t he t er r oir of cool cen t r al C al i f or nia , Mendocino Coun t y a s well a s t he r enow ned L odi del t a r eg ion t o f a shion a b alanced and r ich C ab. A combinat ion of bo t h A mer ic an and Fr ench oak inf luence adds s t r uc t ur e and c ar amel /vanil la ar omat ic s t hat f r ame t he var ie t a l f r ui t. 2014 wa s a r elat i vel y e ar l y r ipening , modes t cr op v in t a ge t hat a l lowed har ves t at t he w inemaker ’s discr e t ion, r esul t ing in f ul l y r ipe C aberne t s show ing br ig h t f r ui t, h in t s of jammy char ac t er and devoid of any g r een, her b al no t es t hat c an pla g uecold, lat e v in t a ges.
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T his is a dar k r uby color ed C aber ne t t hat opens w i t h ar oma s of black cher r y and r ed ber r y a long w i t h some mocha and t oa s t y oak no t es . Nicel y b alanced r ipe t annins a long w i t h moder at e acidi t y f r ame a f ul l f lavor ed mou t h t hat echoes t he v ibr an t ar omat ic s .
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A R T I S A N W I N E M A K I N GImi t at ion is t he s incer es t f or m of f lat t er y. T hat 's w hy we cr e at ed a pr opr ie t ar y me t hodolog y t o anal y ze t a s t e and ar oma pr of i les of t hous ands of w ines. W hile impos sible t o pr oduce an iden t ic al copy, we use our dat a and sk i l led w inemaker t o cr e at e a ma s t er f ul Replic a .
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MATURATION: Mix (Oak / Stainless Steel Tanks)
PRODUCTION: 2500 cases
COMPOSITION: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
RS: 0.25 g/L
PH: 3.91 TA: 0.55 g/L
RELEASE DATE: June 2016
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON CALIFORNIA - 2014
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R E P L I C A ® J O E L G O T T ®
oaky heat tannic floral fruity smoky spicy