Vintage 2004
Napa Valley Estate Red Wine
from Pritchard Hill
Release: September 2007
Look for these aromas, flavors, and feels:
Black cherry, plum, cassis, blackberry, rose, violets, pencil shavings, warm oak, ripe tannin.
Round, lively and balanced on the palate, with a long rewarding finish.
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WINEMAKER'S NOTES
Winemaker: Karen Bower Turjanis
Winegrowers: Linda and Leighton Taylor
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Blend:
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59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot |
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Barrel aging:
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22 months in French oak, 100% new |
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Harvest 2004 dates...
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Cabernet Sauvignon:
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October 5 – 8 |
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Merlot:
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September 11 – 17 |
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Bottling date:
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August 2, 2006 -- 775 Cases |
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Release date:
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September 4, 2007 |
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California Retail Price:
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$65 per 750 ml bottle, packaged in 6-bottle boxes. |
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Wine analysis:
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Alcohol 14.4%
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TA: 0.57 g/100 ml |
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pH: 3.66
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A SENSE OF PLACE
Our vineyards grow among a complex ecosystem of native plants and animals. We feel we need to recognize them as our neighbors when we talk about farming here. They thrive in the same challenging conditions as our grapes.
Cloud View wines celebrate the terroir of this ruggedly beautiful, rocky, mountain site. Intensely concentrated Pritchard Hill fruit fills a glass with all that’s best in mountain grown grapes.
The diversity of this chaparral ecosystem — hundreds of species of native birds, wildflowers, shrubs, and animals — resonates within the complexity of the wine.
Favorite native species include quail, hummingbirds, red-winged blackbirds, bobcats, coyotes, bay, sage, poppies, wild California lilac, and oaks.
-- Linda & Leighton Taylor
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