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1981 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon York Creek
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//Back Label:// 81 Cabernet Sauvignon, York Creek, bottled Oct 1983
The York Creek ranch on Spring Mountain in Napa County includes several Cabernet vineyards, each distinguished by elevation, soil, or exposure. In 1981 we picked the lower vineyards, which make up sixty percent of this wine, earlier than usual to ensure elegance and definition. The upper vineyards, which make up the remaining forty percent and include the Merlot and Cabernet Franc, we allowed to ripen fully for richness. This fine Cabernet should begin to soften with two years in the bottle and develop fully with five or six years.
PD (9/83)
The York Creek ranch on Spring Mountain in Napa County includes several Cabernet vineyards, each distinguished by elevation, soil, or exposure. In 1981 we picked the lower vineyards, which make up sixty percent of this wine, earlier than usual to ensure elegance and definition. The upper vineyards, which make up the remaining forty percent and include the Merlot and Cabernet Franc, we allowed to ripen fully for richness. This fine Cabernet should begin to soften with two years in the bottle and develop fully with five or six years.
PD (9/83)