Jordan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

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THE VINTAGE The 2003 growing season started late in the spring marked by wet weather. Continuous heat through the summer and higher than average temperatures in mid-September began harvest in a flurry. The harvest ended in October just four weeks after it began, successfully preserving the fruit's delicate flavors. Overall, it was a wonderful season, producing a multi-layered, richly textured wine.
THE WINE The 2003 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon spent four days in stainless steel tanks to complete primary fermentation, followed by three weeks in large, oak upright tanks for malolactic fermentation. The wine was aged in 68% French and 32% American small oak barrels for twelve months, then in the large oak uprights for an additional three months. After wood aging, it was bottled and held for another seventeen months prior to release. The continued addition of fruit from hillside vineyards and the blending of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot with the Cabernet Sauvignon is responsible for the well integrated flavors, deep color and full mouth feel of the 2003 vintage. The vibrant blueberry qualities of the Petit Verdot marry well with the soft, alluring flavors of Merlot and contribute to the complexity of the masculine, tannic nature of the Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2003 Cabernet is very rich in texture with opulent flavors, a restrained framework of oak and a lingering finish of subtle earth, cigar tobacco and cedar.
THE PEOPLE Tom Jordan is the owner, founder and visionary behind Jordan Vineyard & Winery. His desire to make world-class wines in California brought him to Sonoma County in 1972, where he purchased the 1,500 acres that make up the Jordan Vineyard & Winery estate. Rob Davis joined Jordan Vineyard & Winery as enologist in 1976, after graduating from the University of California at Davis. Rob was made winemaker in 1977. For nineteen years, Rob worked with the legendary Andr Tchelistcheff, who served as Consulting Winemaker at Jordan Winery until 1994. The 2003 harvest marked Rob's 28th at Jordan Vineyard & Winery.
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