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Wine Description
The Story
Single vineyard wine, Money Road Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, typifies the classic wine profile that put Oakville on the map as Napa Valley's most sought after Cabernet Sauvignon destination. Wine is aged 20 months in medium plus French barriques, 78% new. Aromas of dark berries, black cherry, slate, mocha and even tobacco lend to its classic character. The palate is rich and complex with seamlessly integrated layers of brooding dark fruit and r...
Vintage 2006
Rain, rain go away
The 2006 harvest finished in early November and will go down as a “grower’s year” as Napa Valley faced a variety of challenges from New Year flooding to spring’s continued wet weather that delayed budbreak. By early June, the sun came out and vines began to bloom and set fruit. In mid-July a record-setting 10-day heat wave struck, but canopies had not yet been thinned and young clusters were shaded from the hot sun. Augus...
