2006 Legacy

This 2006 Legacy is the sixteenth release of our Bordeaux-style blend. With this vintage, we selected lots of wine from our estate vineyards in the hills and eastern mountains enclosing the southern end of the Alexander Valley. Elevation is the key to this wine's combination of boldness and elegance with vineyards up to 2,400 feet.

Higher altitude creates its own climate which is different from the vineyards planted on the valley floor. Even on the warmest summer days, the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean twenty miles away can be felt. On the mountain, the soil is thin, rocky and gravelly. This helps produce fruit that is complex, rich and concentrated.

The blend is 86% Cabernet further enhanced by the contributions of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec fruit sourced from our Legacy vineyards.

We complement the powerful fruit by using only small, thin-staved French oak barrels to age this wine. The resulting wine is supple and leads with notes of graphite and black currant. Look also for hints of smoky toastiness and concentrated black cherries.

Accolades
96 Points - Wine Enthusiast September 2010
91 Pts – Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate December 2008

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