S.P. Drummer Wines

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THE WINE: This is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (fifty-five percent) and Cabernet Franc (forty-five percent) from the Blair Vineyard located on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley. The vineyard site is characterized by gravelly alluvial deposit soils that support excellent drainage and soil sustainability. The individual Blair Vineyard lots yielded an intensity and vibrancy that is indicative of the warm, late 2005 harvest; deeply aromatic wines with rich fleshy flavors. The blend of CS/CF is lush and concentrated with a ripe stone fruit complexity and elegance.

TASTING NOTES: The intensity of aromatics push forward with exotic flowers, violets and lavender reflective of fine Cabernet Franc. Ripe black cherries and plums with layered cassis aromas fill the glass and the senses. Flavors start as a layered core of ripe stone fruits that are deep and complex, full in the mouth, and yielding muscular, but velvety, tannins. The summation of both Cabernet varieties yields a lush and elegant wine.

WINEMAKING: The wine components were fermented and aged separately prior to blending and bottling. The Cabernet Sauvignon remained on the skins for forty days to allow for tannin extraction and softening, while the Cabernet Franc was pressed at dryness for maximum aromatic retention. Consistent with the stylistic design of S.P. Drummer wines, in order to develop mouth feel and textural components, heavy doses of oxygen and multiple rackings were employed in the first year of the aging process. A minimal approach was employed in the second year, with only one or two rackings to ensure continued maturation and natural clarification. The wine was aged twenty months in fifty percent new French Oak.

Alcohol:	14.3%
Total Acid:	5.7 G/L
pH:	3.75
Total cases:	620 12-bottle cases

THE WINEMAKER: Scott Peterson is a seasoned winemaker and consultant with twenty years of winemaking in California, South America, and Europe. Scott graduated with a degree in Enology from the University of California, Davis, and has been a winemaker at Villa Mt. Eden, Conn Creek and Kendall-Jackson wineries. In the last ten years, he has worked as a consulting winemaker with an international clientele producing wines in California for several projects in both Napa and Sonoma counties, while at the same time working in Argentina as winemaking consultant for Nicolas Catena and in Chile under a joint venture in Colchagua Valley. In the same period, he has been active producing his own wines from select Napa and Sonoma Valley sites under the S.P. Drummer and Rumpus labels.

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THE WINE: The 2005 S.P. Drummer Napa Valley Oakville District Cabernet Sauvignon comes from two separate vineyards in opposite sides of the district; one from the east side on the Silverado Trail, and the other from the west, off highway 29. The east side of the district is known for its gravelly alluvial soils yielding highly textured Cabernet Sauvignon, while the west exhibits deeper clay-loam soils yielding concentrated, lush wines.

TASTING NOTES: Initially, the wine is characterized by a hint of anise, then aromas of crushed black plums become apparent with notes of cassis, lush ripe black fruits, sweet creamy mocha, and integrated oak barrel spices. The wine is sleek and elegant in the mouth, with the seamless texture of ripe black fruits that are both elegant and supple with incredible length.

WINEMAKING: Vineyards blocks were harvested and fermented separately, then aged in French oak barrels as separate lots prior to blending and bottling. Skins were left macerating on both lots for a total of forty days to enhance structure and mouth feel. Consistent with the stylistic design of S.P. Drummer wines, in order to develop mouth feel and textural components, heavy doses of oxygen and multiple rackings were employed in the first year of the aging process. A minimal approach was employed in the second year, with only one or two rackings to ensure continued maturation and natural clarification. The wine was aged twenty-one months in sixty-five percent new French Oak.

Alcohol:	14.6%
Total Acid:	5.2 G/L
pH:	3.83
Total cases:	293 12-bottle cases

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THE WINE: This, the sixth vintage of S.P. Drummer wines, is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (fifty-five percent) and Cabernet Franc (forty-five percent) from the Blair Vineyard located on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley. The vineyard site is characterized by gravelly alluvial deposit soils that support excellent drainage and soil sustainability. This stellar wine is the best Blair Vineyard designate produced to date. Crop levels were down 25-35% during 2004 in The Napa Valley because of poor fruit set, yielding smaller clusters with smaller berries. Smaller berry size yielded an intensely aromatic wine with deep color and rich fruit flavors. The blend is lush and concentrated with a ripe stone fruit complexity and elegance.

WINEMAKING: Components were fermented and aged separately prior to blending and bottling. The Cabernet Sauvignon remained on the skins for thirty-three days to allow for tannin extraction and softening, while the Cabernet Franc was pressed at dryness for maximum aromatic retention. Consistent with the stylistic design of S.P. Drummer wines, in order to develop mouth feel and textural components, heavy doses of oxygen and multiple rackings were employed in the first year of the aging process. A minimal approach was employed in the second year, with only one or two rackings to ensure continued maturation and natural clarification. The wine was aged twenty months in fifty percent new French Oak.

Alcohol:	14.2%
Total Acid:	5.6 g/L
pH:	3.72
Total cases:	560 12-bottle cases

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THE WINE: This S.P. Drummer inaugural vintage of single varietal Cabernet Sauvignon is derived from two separate vineyards in the Napa Valley Oakville District. The 2004 Oakville District Cabernet Sauvignon of S.P. Drummer comes from vineyards in opposite sides of the district; one from the east side on the Silverado Trail, and the other from the west, off highway 29. The east side of the district is known for its gravelly alluvial soils yielding highly textured Cabernet Sauvignon while the west exhibits deeper clay-loam soils yielding concentrated and lush wines.

TASTING NOTES: Initially, the wine is characterized by a hint of anise, then aromas of crushed black plums become apparent with notes of cassis, lush ripe black fruits, sweet creamy mocha, and cigar box Sleek and elegant in the mouth, with the seamless texture of ripe black fruits that is both elegant and supple with incredible length.

WINEMAKING: Vineyards were fermented and aged in French oak barrels separately prior to blending and bottling. Skins were left macerating on both lots for a total of forty days to enhance structure and mouth feel. Consistent with the stylistic design of S.P. Drummer wines, in order to develop mouth feel and textural components, heavy doses of oxygen and multiple rackings were employed in the first year of the aging process. A minimal approach was employed in the second year, with only one or two rackings to ensure continued maturation and natural clarification. The wine was aged twenty-one months in sixty-five percent new French Oak.

Alcohol:	14.3%
Total Acid:	5.1 g/L
pH:	3.81
Total cases:	200 12-bottle cases

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