Collier Falls 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve - Hillside Estate (6 Bottle Pack)

Winemaker Tasting Notes:
An elegant style wine with intense deep red color... the bouquet blends hints of cassis, fresh tobacco leaves, cacao and blackberries. The mouth is long and soft with opulent flavors of dark cherries, roasted coffee and chocolate. This is a rich and silky wine with balance, complexity and structure. Firm tannins give the wine potential for aging, but it is pretty even now. - Cécile Lemerle-Derbes, Winemaker

Technical Notes:

Harvest Dates:	September 19, 2000
Average Degrees Brix:	24
Bottling Date:	June 2002
Release Date:	April, 2003
Blend:	97% Estate Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Estate Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot
pH at Bottling:	3.48
Alcohol:	14.1%
Aging:	20 months in 100% French oak barrels
Fermentation:	Closed top, aerative pump-overs.
Racked:	5 times previous to bottling.
Total Cases:	724