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IX Estate 2002

Colgin Cellars, Napa Valley, United States

Colgin Cellars
Napa Valley United States
  • 98
    Points
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  • 8 Pros of
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190 98
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  • Country ranking ?

    168

  • Producer ranking ?

    36

  • Decanting time

    2h

  • When to drink

    now to 2040

  • Food Pairing

    Spanish Lamb with Rosemary

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IX Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon  2002

After years of searching for the ideal property in the hills of Napa Valley, Ann Colgin and her husband, Joe Wender purchased IX Estate overlooking Lake Hennessey in 1998. With a vision to create an outstanding Bordeaux style blend, carefully selected clones and rootstocks were chosen and the vineyard was laid out in small plots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot. There are ne...

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The Story

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, IX Estate Napa Valley Red is distinguished by complex fruit interplays, a luscious nose of rustic herbs, iron, clay and black fruits, huge layers of flavor and supple, sweet tannins impeccably well-balanced. The number IX refers to the parcel number and is also significant as the date Ann and Joe were married: 9/9. The 2002 vintage was the first, of four vintages, from thi...

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Wine Information

Ann Colgin and Joe Wender's love of wines from the Northern Rhone Valley inspired them to plant syrah at IX Estate. This rugged high elevation, east-facing slope with extremely rocky soil is proving to be an exceptional site for this varietal. Planted on low yielding old clones with pedigrees originating in the Cote-Rotie and Hermitage regions of France, IX Estate produces syrah with saturated black color, essences of wild blackberries and a s...

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Average Bottle Price

2016 2015 2014 2013 2010 2005
690€ +19.0% 580€ +9.6% 529€ +25.1% 423€ +8.5% 390€ -15.0% 459€

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Clear

ending

Long, Smooth and Extensive

flavors

Blackcurrant, Vanilla and Toasty

nose

Ripe and Seductive

taste

Warming, Medium tannin, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Full-bodied and Harmonious

Written Notes

The ninth red of the night had another exotic nose - very kinky but more beefy, still seductive with its chocolate and coffee. The palate was similar with great balance and a firm finish. The wine didn't explode on the finish like some other reds, but it did keep gaining in the glass and was one of my top five wines
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After searching for the ideal property in the hills above Napa Valley, Ann Colgin purchased IX Estate overlooking Lake Hennessey in 1998. Carefully selected clones and rootstocks were chosen and the vineyard was laid out in small plots of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. The rocky low-yielding vineyard produces smaller than average clusters of concentrated berries that help craft a rich, dense, and exotic wine.

The color and overall intensity of this Cabernet Sauvignon is a deeply pitched red to black. Aromatics are vibrant with a fresh tone of red-skinned fruits such as cherries and even raspberries coupled with exotic spices, such as tamarind. The complexity of this wine develops further to include earthy, soil-driven notes as well. The mouth feel is rich, framed by ripe tannins and a fine acid structure.

The 2002 vintage will be remembered by a lengthy and mild growing season, followed by warm weather near the end of September that encouraged ripening and condensed the harvest. An early April frost and May rains gave way to a moderate summer with ideal growing conditions—warm days and cool, or even cold nights. Overall, the crop was balanced, showing vibrant, intense colors, and flavor concentration.

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Origin

St. Helena, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Very Good

Fake factory

None

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Inside Information

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Another perfect wine, which has turned out even better than I anticipated seven years ago, is the estate wine, the 2002 IX Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 14% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot from the hillsides above the winery (one of the most gorgeous vineyards I’ve ever seen in the world). Yields were a frightening one-half ton per acre. Like all of Colgin’s 2002s, as this wine sat in the glass it seemed to change and improve every 20 seconds or so. Gorgeous black/plum/purple in color, much like the Tychson Hill, it offers up a completely different set of aromatics, ranging from Asian soy to damp forest floor to hints of mountain laurel, lavender, roasted meats, a touch of pepper, and wonderfully sweet blackberry and cassis fruit. Some charcoal and subtle barbecue smoke are also present in this extraordinary statement, which has also evolved at a relatively rapid pace. It seems fully mature by most standards yet should hold at this plateau for at least a decade. What is remarkable about all of these wines is that they were aged in 100% new French oak, but the oak has gone into total hiding.

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