Technical Data
Composition
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol %
14.9
Acidity
0.640 g/100mL
pH
3.66
Harvest Brix
24.2
Harvest Date
10/19/18
Production
116 cases
Type
Addendum
2018 Addendum The Hills - Block 6 Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Rutherford
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Jeb Dunnuck
92
James Suckling
91
Vineyard Sources
100% Round Pond Vineyard (Block 6) located in the Rutherford appellation of Napa Valley
Barrel Aging
Aged 26 months in 100% French oak, of which 60% is new
Cooperage
Taransaud, Bossuet, Sylvian
Technical Data
Composition
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol %
14.9
Acidity
0.640 g/100mL
pH
3.66
Harvest Brix
24.2
Harvest Date
10/19/18
Production
116 cases
Description
"The Hills - Block 6" is an older vineyard in the heart of the Rutherford AVA owned by the MacDonnell family (proprietors of Round Pond winery). The family has long been one of the larger and more respected grape growers in Rutherford, and kindly made several tons available of Block 6 – a decades old block planted in deep, well drained soils with a crazy five-foot high canopy system. The wine is true to the AVA with the intense dark fruit flavors, minerality, "dusty" tannins and wonderful balance. This is graceful wine that can be enjoyed now but will certainly reward cellaring.