Chalk Hill Estate

WINEMAKER'S NOTES

At Chalk Hill, we have spent decades exploring our land to identify and understand the specific characteristics of individual sites and blocks. To illustrate the unbounded potential of the Chalk Hill Estate, selected lots from the noteworthy 2006 vintage were identified and given individual vinification. In the cellar, the best barrels from these best blocks were selected, blended, and bottled to create a cellar-worthy wine of opulence, power, breadth, depth and grace.
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REVIEW

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Awards 2006 Furth 93 Points
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Wine Spectator awards 2006 Furth 91 Points
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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Blend:

67.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 21.4% Merlot 6.2% Malbec 4.9% Petit Verdot

Vineyard:

Chalk Hill Estate

Appellation:

Chalk Hill, Russian River Valley

Ageing:

9 Months Pre-blend; 18 Months Post-blend; 100% French Oak, 83% New

Fermentation:

Cold Soak 5-7 days | 100% Native Yeast | 100% Full Malolactic

Harvested:

October 24-26, 2006 Brix 27.2 T.A. 4.8 g/l pH 3.81

Bottled:

December 2, 2008 T.A. 5.2 g/l Alc 15.2% pH 3.89

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