2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
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2000 Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2000 our first and only 100%, single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes came from the same Napa Valley vineyard used in the 1999 Cabernet. Without blending in this vintage you really get a chance to taste the terroir of that particular vineyard. It is located just off of Hagen road near the bottom of Mt. George. The vines get plenty of nutrient rich water coming down the mountain and stay cool during the hottest days of summer due to the breeze blowing off the San Pablo Bay.
2000 Growing Season
The 21st century in the Napa Valley began with a virtually picture perfect growing season. The almost uneventful spring and summer weather pattern, every grower's dream, produced fruit of exceptional quality. A cool, even growing season throughout, except for a three-day heat stretch of unusually high temperatures in June and ominous rain clouds in late August, led to a compact harvesting period that finished in mid-October. Yields were were average on a per acre basis, however, with numerous post-phylloxera vineyards coming on line, the year's overall tonnage was up noticeably. --Napa Valley Vintners