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Vineyard Description: Named for the branding iron owned by the proprietor, the eight-and-a-half-acre Branding Iron Vineyard lies in western Oakville, close to the base of the Mayacamas Mountains. The vineyard is comprised of well-drained clay loam and the vines are vertically trellised to maximize sunlight and open the canopy. The area’s warm climate and sun exposure in both the morning and afternoon is perfect for slowly ripening the fruit, which often benefits from a long hang time.
Sensory Evaluation: The 2007 Branding Iron Cabernet offers a beautiful texture and fruit with sweet impressions. Typical flavors of blackberry and cranberry shine through, while layers of earth, vanilla and oak warm the palate. This wine is quite integrated with a supple, velvety core. It is soft and approachable now but has a backbone of round tannins that will allow it to withstand extended cellaring.
APPELLATION: Oakville, Napa Valley
VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
AGING: French oak barrels
(44% new, 56% once-used)
SKIN CONTACT: 13 days
TIME: 17 months
FIRST VINTAGE: 2000
Sensory Evaluation: The 2007 Branding Iron Cabernet offers a beautiful texture and fruit with sweet impressions. Typical flavors of blackberry and cranberry shine through, while layers of earth, vanilla and oak warm the palate. This wine is quite integrated with a supple, velvety core. It is soft and approachable now but has a backbone of round tannins that will allow it to withstand extended cellaring.
APPELLATION: Oakville, Napa Valley
VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
AGING: French oak barrels
(44% new, 56% once-used)
SKIN CONTACT: 13 days
TIME: 17 months
FIRST VINTAGE: 2000