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Date Printed: 5/18/2013
Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Eloge 2007
Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards Eloge 2007
 (search item no. 107520)
collectible wine

The Wine Advocate rating: 98 points
PRICE ON 5/18/2013: $74.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2009 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2008 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
2006 The Wine Advocate rating: 95 points
2005 The Wine Advocate rating: 96 points
2001 The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot, 3% Merlot

Your first sip will be more fruit forward with juicy ripe blackberries, but quickly followed by some coffee bean spice, chocolate covered cherries, and layers of concentrated dark fruit flavors. There are great fruit and oak tannins that give a sweetness due to the short tannins making this a very approachable blend. Once you swallow, you will keep on enjoying this wine for another 2-3 minutes due to its long, lingering finish! This wine should only get better with age...please enjoy it for another 10-14 years!

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About Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards:

 Anderson's Conn Valley Vineyards are located just east of St. Helena in the Napa Valley where Conn Creek flows out of Howell Mountain. Twenty-six acres of vineyards, divided into nine blocks, along with a fifteen acre-foot reservoir are the heart of this 40-acre grape-growing paradise.

Separated from the Napa Valley floor by a north/south running ridge, the world-renowned wineries of Joseph Heitz and Joseph Phelps are located on the west side of this ridge and the Anderson's Estate Vineyards are on the east side at a perfect elevation of 400 feet.

The vineyards not only enjoy Napa Valley's superb microclimate, but share the same Bale Loam Series as are found on the famous Rutherford Bench. This combination of clay-loam soil and microclimate produces up to 106 tons of exceptional fruit each year. One from which a world-class Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-style blend, called Éloge, can be artfully handcrafted.