Red Wines    Cabernet Sauvignon    Napa Valley    California   
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Date Printed: 12/2/2008
(search item no. 93452)

PRICE ON 12/2/2008: $45.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2003 Wine Enthusiast rating: 94 points
2001 Wine Enthusiast rating: 91 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 87 points
1999 Wine & Spirits rating: 95 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 This distinctive Bordeaux style blend is complemented by the "Rutherford Dust" characteristics of this historic Napa Valley appellation. The style is created to broaden and fine tune the palate as well as extend the finish. Pine Ridge Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon, produced since the inception of Pine Ridge in 1978, reflects the attention to detail afforded their entire portfolio of fine wines. The 2005 vintage is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from Pine Ridge's estate vineyards.

A nose of briar, blackberry and blueberry is marked by mixed aromas of coffee, tobacco and vanilla. Elegant in structure and balance, this medium to full-bodied Cabernet is teeming with cherry, blackberry and tobacco flavors, with firm, cloaking tannins giving way to an extended finish of berries and toast. This wine may be enjoyed now or cellared for ten years.
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About Pine Ridge:

 Founded in 1978, Pine Ridge Winery owns over 300 acres in several of Napa Valley's most prestigious appellations, inlcuding Stags Leap District, Rutherford, Oakville, Carneros and Howell Mountain. Pine Ridge has been at the forefront of innovative framing practices devised to intensify flavors of the fruit and heighten the distinctive attributes of the various Napa Valley growing regions where their estate vineyards are located. Winemaker Stacy Clark's direction over the past two decades has ensured the consistency and distinctive character of all acclaimed wines in the Pine Ridge portfolio.