Product Description
YOUNTVILLE AVA
George Yount planted the rst vineyards in the Napa Valley in 1836 in what
is now the Yountville AVA, and the rest, as they say, is history. Yountville,
granted Appellation status in 1999, oers a unique, patchwork of soils and
climates described by its growers as a combination of all that is possible in the
Napa Valley.
2009 VINDICATED CABERNET SAUVIGNON
WINEMAKER NOTES: Terric varietal and district charm. Shows black
currant, cassis and cool leaf aromas with a touch of dust on the end of the
nose. e palate is rm and well structured with a tremendous sense of place
betting its Yountville home. Finishes with notes of cocoa and fresh sweet
tobacco. A wine of great balance and harmony.
IN THE CELLAR: After a week-long fermentation, with two daily
pumpovers, the juice was pressed and allowed to settle, then transferred to
barrels where it underwent malolatic fermentation to increase roundness and
smoothness in the nished wine. Racked to encourage aromatic and tannin
development, it was aged for 18 months in a blend of French and American
oak.
THE MOUNTS
In Yountville, its all about the Mounts, at least among those in the know
concerning Yountville wines. Located on its northern border below Oakville,
the Mounts trap much of the fog that creeps through the valley from the San
Pablo Bay. e cooling mist creates milder temperatures that allow the grapes
of the region plenty of time to develop unique avor characteristics and
demonstrate the local terroir.
Warmer than Carneros and Oak
Knoll to the south and cooler than
Oakville and Rutherford to the
north, Yountville grows Cabernet
Sauvignon of grace, balance and
power.
REGIONAL STATISTICS
Climate: Summer peak: 90°;
Night time lows: mid-50°s
Elevation: 20 to 200 ft
Rainfall: 32 inches annually
Soils: Gravelly silt loams,
sedimentary in origin, and gravelly
alluvial soils with rock, moderately
fertile.
Acres Planted to Vines: 2,700
