Technical Information Vineyards
Pepper Bridge
Seven Hills Vineyard
Artz Bordeaux Blend
91% Cabernet Sauvignon
7% Cabernet Franc
2% Merlot Harvested October 8 through
October 24 Brix 24.0 B° Fermentation 7-8
days in open fermenters and basket pressed directly to
barrels before dry Aging 18 months French
Oak (Allier and Nevers) Bottled March
2000 pH 3.76 Total acidity 0.56g/100ml Cases Produced 520 - Sold
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Tasting
Notes
A soft, robust wine that greets the nose with cherry
and raspberry aromas, a stitch of vanilla and a hint
of coriander. Cassis and chocolate blankets the palate
and when given a rest, darker cherry nudges in. The
cherry pervades with a wisp of vanilla.
