2003 Ray’s Station Cabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes:
When we try to describe this wine, we come up with words like lush, rich, dense, concentrated. Hearty. A wine that can bring out the best in grilled game and fish, same as it can with other bold dishes like stews and extravagantly seasoned red-sauce pastas. We decided to add some Merlot and a small amount of Cabernet Franc to this wine to bring about spicy aromatics and plump up the mid-palate. We also aged the wine in French oak barrels coopered to our specifications. That encouraged cedar and vanilla fragrances to develop.

What we ended up with is a dark, ruby-red wine that we think is well-balanced and quite complex. Flexible tannins meet layers of red and black fruit. Think raspberries and blackberries. Some hints of cocoa and coffee may also show up.

Wine Stats:
Appellation: Sonoma County (Alexander Valley)
Varietal Composition: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol: 14.1%
Oak: 14 months in 100% French oak
T.A.: 0.51 g/100mL
pH: 3.29