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2013 Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5L
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Winemaking Notes
The 2014 Brothers is a deeply rich wine with complex dark fruit flavors. The wine is voluptuous and is bursting with blackberry, plum and wonderful chocolate notes followed by a round and seductive mid-palate and a long lingering finish. Enjoy this wine now or cellar it for enjoyment in 8 to 10 years.
Vineyard Notes
In the hills to the east of the small town of Cloverdale, Brothers spans 141 acres, nearly all planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of other Bordeaux varieties. The vineyard is on well-drained loam underlain by sandstone, shale, and ancient greenstone. Its elevations, surpassing 1,000 feet, and its primarily western aspect perfectly situate the vines to capture the full warmth and light of the afternoon sun, ripening Cabernet well into the chocolate and black fruit profile, with exceptional richness.
Production Notes
2013 was the kind of growing season that most would wish we could have every year; a dry, frost-free spring, a warm summer with minimal heat spikes, and a warm rain free autumn that allowed for picking the fruit perfectly mature. Warm days with cool evenings prevailed in September which kept sugar accumulation at an even pace and left acidity in the grapes. We harvested the Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon from three different blocks between September 14 and September 20. Block 1, which is at the lowest elevation, is always ripe first and usually provides more red fruit tones to
the wine. The darker fruit and chocolate notes come from Blocks 5 and 8 which were picked a few days later, on September 17 and 20.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Alexander Valley
Acid
3.77
pH
0.62g/100mL
Aging
26 months in 100% French oak barrels, 34% new
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Enthusiast
91
Wine Advocate
92
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