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“Les Ivrettes Vineyard”2012
St. Helena ◆ Napa ValleyCabernet Sauvignon
Produced & Bottled by Stanfield & Stuart Wine Company
TRIVIUM
Winemakers dream of vintages like 2012—an ideal early-spring budbreak, no frost, steady bloom and fruit set under clear skies, and a long stretch of warm days, cool nights and foggy mornings until harvest. Rains held off until late October, allowing the best conditions for ripening, with high temperatures in the mid-80s and notably few hot days. Generous crop levels meant that only perfect small-berried clusters were brought into the winery. In the tank the dark, aromatic must quickly developed bing cherry and cassis flavors and classic balance and varietal character. A collector’s year for Cabernet!
After selective hand-harvesting, grapes were sorted and destemmed, cold soaked for three days and, after yeasting, feremened on the skins for three weeks, reaching a peak of 81˚ F. Midway through fermentation, we performed a délestage to invigorate the yeast and improve extraction. The wine was drained at dryness, gently pressed and barreled down, completing malolactic fermenta-tion several weeks later. It aged 16 months in mostly French and a little Ameri-can oak, two thirds of it new.
Your eye is drawn first to 2012 Trivium’s red-black center. Then it opens, with sweet dark-toasted oak, slightly overripe tree fruit and blackberries, scents of cinnamon bark, an herb bouquet, even a hint of small-batch bourbon. The first taste is of layers of cherries and cassis and sweet oak supported by perfect acidity. Deeper, meatier flavors follow and fill the mouth, supporting by well-developed tannins. Fully harmonious after two years in bottle, this Trivi-um calls for a savory roast or grilled chop. Drink with old friends, but save some for yourself!
Technical Notes: Harvest Date: October 4, 2012 Fruit Source: Les Ivrettes Block, Lewelling Ranch, St. Helena Variety: 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon Alcohol: 14.8 percent Titratable Acidity: 6.4 grams per liter pH: 3.60 Bottling Date: March 20, 2014
Trivium Wine ◆ P.O. Box 411 ◆ St. Helena, CA 94574phone: 707 299-8549 ◆ fax: 707 942-0711 ◆ email: [email protected]