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Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Inglenook, Napa Valley, United States

Inglenook
Napa Valley United States
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In 2011, Coppola successfully reclaimed the Inglenook trademark so that his Rubicon Estate in Rutherford could revert back to its historic original name.

At the same time, he hired winemaker Philippe Bascaules, previously of Bordeaux first growth Château Margaux, as estate manager and winemaker, with Stéphane Derenoncourt continuing as consultant winemaker for the estate.

Inglenook was founded in 1880 by Gustave Niebaum, a Finnish sea ca...

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Over the last few years, we’ve continued to refine the methods we use in crafting our Cabernet Sauvignon in order to create the most elegant wine possible. Even though we had less fruit to work with this vintage, we were very particular about our selections. Likewise, we’re getting better aromatic expression from the grapes as a result of the new destemmer we purchased, which is gentler on the fruit and causes less oxidation. We’ve also changed our fermentation techniques. Rather than using pump overs at scheduled intervals, we evaluate each individual block and consider which ones would benefit from added development. Together, these methods greatly enhance the quality of our Cabernet. This vintage, 50% of the barrels we used were new oak, 85% French oak and 15% American oak. 

By all accounts, 2011 was a difficult vintage. Not only was the growing season uncharacteristically cold, two heavy storms at critical times affected the harvest. The first rainy cold snap in early June, resulted in limited fruit set in certain vineyard blocks, which reduced our overall yield. The second storm, at the beginning of October, triggered a botrytis outbreak in several of the vineyards. Although the affected clusters were quickly removed, this further diminished our fruit yield for the season. The upside to having a smaller crop, however, is that the grapes develop a more intense fragrance and concentration. 

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Rutherford, Napa Valley
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