2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
Rutherford, Napa Valley

Our Pedemonte Cellars wines come from the Rutherford Appellation of the Napa Valley. For the last 20 years, our winemakers have tended this prestigious vineyard, meticulously selecting specific rows in separate blocks, and then cultivating each differently to encourage the best from each wine. Our wine has been nurtured from the vine to the bottle by the same caring hands, and we strive to let each vintage be an expression of the exceptional Rutherford fruit from which it derives.

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Accolades:
20 To Watch - Wine Spectator
"Exciting new Cabernet Labels"
Nov. 15, 2007

Tasting Notes:
This cabernet is a classic example of the "Rutherford dust" character that is so easily lost with aggressive winemaking.

Youthful ruby/deep purple color. Ripe fruit forward on the nose. Initial palate of tea and concentrated black cherry fruit. Cedar and spice turn to dusty bakers chocolate on a full mid palate. Round integrated tannins and subtle balanced vanilla and toasty oak tone that allow ripe black cherry & berry fruit to wake over the tongue on an impressive lingering finish with impressive balance and structure.

Vineyards:
Our fruit comes from the beautiful Round Pond Estate vineyards. Each row has been selected and meticulously tended to by our winemaker to insure that each vine produces the highest quality fruit showing the unique, alluvial Rutherford soils that resulted from the changing path of Conn Creek and the Napa River over the last several thousand years.

Brix at Harvest	24.8 Brix
Varietal Composition	100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Technicals	TA 0.48%, pH 3.63
Alcohol	14.6%
Winemaking	Hand Harvested in cool morning hours Fermented in small 1 ton bins
Harvest Date	September 30, 2006
Cooperage	18 months of aging in 60% very tightly grained new French Oak barrels from Seguin Moreau and Taransaud (40% in barrels experienced for one vintage)