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Wine Details
Price:
$49.66 per bottle
Description:
Double Gold Medal Winner! 2005 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition-2004 International Gold Medal. Our estate vineyard in Livermore Valley is the fruit source for our White Crane 2002 East Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine was aged in French, American and Hungarian oak barrels for 17 months. Intense, ripe fruit, with a hint of oak. Chocolate and ripe strawberry flavors. Excellent balance and finesse. Nice chewy tannins with rich, long finish Only 275 cases of this exquisite wine were produced. Drinkable now, but will age well over the next 10-15 years.
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Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.
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