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Joseph Family Vineyards 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

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Only 970 Cases Produced!

Accolades

• 92 Points! – Wine Enthusiast “A very fine example of Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, showing the elegance and complexity that wines from that Sonoma County region can attain. Soft and intricate tannins, the wine shows a mélange of blackberry, current and cherry sweet dried herbs and smokey flavors that are delicious now, and should hold well for several years.”  HotCosts has a limited allocation of this wine available this week only.

This Cabernet Sauvignon was made in a classic Bordeaux style, with extended maceration (the juice left on the skins for over 30 days) and aged in 65% new French oak for 21 months. The 2005 vintage is complex, with multiple layers of bright, black cherry overlain with a mocha finish, the result of seamless integration of creamy sweet tannins rendered from both the fruit and toasted oak barrels

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FWC in Pasadena

  Over 300 wineries attended the event. HotCosts was unable to make it to all the wineries on our list.  Here are the “finds” we uncovered:

Ackerman Family Vineyards -  This 16 acre winery is located in the eastern hills of Napa Valley, Stonehaven Estate.  We repeatedly over-heard visitors to their booth saying they were sent by friends to try their Cab - a must visit winery.  We tasted the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon – their inagural release of 300 cases.  This wine is kept in medium-toasted new french oak barrels for 2 years and then stored for an additional 2 years in the bottle before it is released.  Reminds me of how Heitz Cellars releases their premium Cab.  The result is a nicely balanced wine with a dark berry nose followed by blackberry and raspberry palate.  Ends with a very long and smooth finish – an ultra-premium Cab!

Bourassa Vineyards - This Napa Valley winery is known for hand-crafted, small-lot premium wines.  We tried the 2003 Harmony(3) Bordeaux blend.  This wine won the gold medal at the San Francisco Chronicle’s wine competition.  This full-bodied wine showed lots of currants and cherry flavors. We also noted caramel scents on the nose. 

Ecluse Wines -  The vineyard and winery at Ecluse is on the westside of the 101 in Paso Robles, an up and comming region noted for creating nicely balanced Cabs and Rhone style wines.  We tried the 2005 Ensemble -Bordeaux style Cabernet Sauvignon and liked it.  Lots of dark berries and cherries on the nose.  The flavors continue in the mouth with a very smooth finish.  This wine received a 93 point rating in a blind tasting event called the Cabernet shootout. This event occurred weekly for 6 weeks with 32 wines tested per week.  The best of the best were then re-tasted in a final tasting to determine final scores.  This wine also won the best-in-class gold medal recently held by the San Francisco Chronicle’s wine competition.

More tasting and winery notes to follow……….