Navarro Vineyards - 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

2004 Cabernet Sauvignon
  Mendocino
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Red Hill and Rattlesnake Canyon

We love the names old timers have given their vineyards. It makes us feel like we are stars in a John Wayne movie. For thirty years we have been buying Cabernet from Eaglepoint Vineyards' Red Hill, a site so pretty you expect wild horses to appear on the ridge. This mountain vineyard sits at 1,800 feet above the town of Talmage. The weather is moderated by ocean breezes and the nights are cold, especially at the end of the season. Most years the grapes are harvested late and develop an herbal, briary and tobacco flavor profile. In years when the harvest is early, before the nights turn cold, a different taste contour emerges from the riper fruit: black cherry, huckleberry and cassis. This 2004 reminds us of the 1994 vintage; an early warm season created a wine with the same yummy fruit-forward palate. 2004 also marks the entry of another imaginatively named vineyard into our Cabernet cuvée. Just below Eaglepoint, on the Talmage bench, is Berry Vineyards. Rattlesnake Canyon at harvest time. By 2006 Rattlesnake Canyon had become 50% of Navarro's Cabernet Sauvignon cuvée. There are rattlesnakes in inland Mendocino County but in the Anderson Valley you are much more likely to meet a gopher snake. Since gopher snakes eat vineyard pests we're glad to have them.		Over 36% of our 2004 Cabernet was declassified into Navarrouge, leaving only the best lots for this bottling. Casey, at Eaglepoint Vineyards, inspected the quality of the grapes for this bottling at harvest five years ago. They have a Cabernet site in a horseshoe canyon that protects the vines from the wind and is so steep the terraces are hard to climb. The name for this warm, rocky site is Rattlesnake Canyon and yes, the winemaker does wear sturdy boots while inspecting the grapes. After two years in the barrel the blend of wines from Red Hill and Rattlesnake Canyon is full with deep dark fruit flavors corralled with briar, white chocolate and vanilla. So partner... belly on up and taste a bit of the Wild West. Gold Medal winner. Best of Class. Jim hiking up the Canyon in spring.

Specifications
Harvested:	Sept. 24 to Oct. 12, 2004	Sugars at harvest:	25.6° Brix
Bottled:	Aug. 18, 2006	Cases produced:	941
Alcohol:	13.9%	Titratable acidity:	6.6 g/L
pH:	3.72

2009 Cabernet Sauvignon

Pure varietal nose, mouth-watering acid carries blue/black fruit through a lo-o-ng finish Bruce Schoenfeld, Critic's Challenge 2012, Spring 2012.

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon

92 Points - An extremely impressive Cabernet, marked by a rich texture, plenty of tannin to ensure longevity, and wonderfully nuanced and expressive flavors - fruit to be sure, but also secondary notes reminiscent of cocoa, leather, spice and more. Like all Navarro wines, it is available only by mail order or at the winery. This one's so good, though, that you might want to make the trip.. - Paul Lukacs, winereviewonline.com, June 5, 2007.

1997 Cabernet Sauvignon

I don’t think of Navarro as a Cabernet house, but go figure. In fact, go find this wine if you want a credible alternative to “down there,” as they say in these parts. Dry, delicious and in a league of its own for California Cabernet, and clearly poised to get better. - Steve Heimoff, Wine Enthusiast, May 2002.

1994 Cabernet Sauvignon

A silky smooth and elegant wine with focused black-cherry and lean blackberry fruit. The finish is medium with bright echoes of the opening fruit and just enough spice to keep it interesting. - Wine Enthusiast, May 10, 2000.

A bit candied and tight, this wine seems to have some tannins up front, and an unusually sweet, strawberry finish in the back. With some air, it knits together decently, but the wine lacks the depth and weight to be a really interesting. Not bad, but call it a routine, middle of the road cab, with some eccentric twists and turns. Needs another year or so of cellaring. - Mark Squire's E-Zine on Wine, February 2000.

Rustic, featuring earthy red currant and herb flavors. Tannins are firm and dry on the finish. Shows good concentrations; will need some time to show its best. Best from 2001 through 2005. - James Laube, Wine Spectator, October 15, 1999.

The Cabernet is intense, but supple and soft enough to suggest it will age into a fine wine. - Norm Roby, Robywine.com, September 6, 1999.

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