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  • Country ranking ?

    510
  • Producer ranking ?

    43
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    Game

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The Story

The Vine Hill Ranch is one of the great bench land vineyards in the Oakville AVA. This terroir- driven wine shows the power, elegance and complexity from this unique vineyard.

Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard is located on bench land soils in the southwestern foothills of the Oakville AVA. Established in 1884, the ranch was originally planted in a variety of fruit crops. Since 1959 the focus has been grapes and today the vineyard is sustainably farmed. The rich alluvial soils consistently produce powerful wines that are the essence of Oakville.

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Wine Information

The 2008 vintage began with above normal rainfall but then was followed by one nof the driest springs on record. April frosts threatened but vigilant vineyard managers protected the crop from severe damage. Dry winds during bloom and berry set reduced yields and then, finally, Mother Nature looked kindly on our vines and provided an excellent ripening season. Because of the lighter crop, harvest came a bit early. We picked grapes for this wine from September 12-22.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Medium, Ruby red and Dark

ending

Long, Round and Spicy

flavors

Blackcurrant, Toasty, Smoky, Herbs and Cassis

nose

Youthful, Generous and Round

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Well-structured, Youthful, Full-bodied, Ripe, Fruity, Toasty and Silky tannins

Verdict

Well-rounded and Full-bodied

Information

Origin

Oakville, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Above Average

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

No Potential

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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Inside Information

The Vine Hill grapes were hand harvested and hand sorted before fermentation in our To Kalon Fermentation Cellar. Clusters were de-stemmed directly into oak fermenters to eliminate pumping th e must and extracting harsh tannins from the grape seeds. After 40 days of fermentation and maceration the wine was transferred by gravity to 100% new French oak barrels for 18 months. This vintage was bottled in August, 2010.

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