Features
- 91 points, Wine Enthusiast.
- Quarterly Review of Wine – BEST OF THE BEST (Top 10 of 2008) California Red Blends
Specs
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Cabernet Franc (56%)
- Home Ranch Vineyard and Knollwood Vineyard – Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District
- Clone X and Clone 332 -
Merlot (28%)
- Knollwood – Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District - Clone 181 -
Syrah (10%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Napa Valley – Oak Knoll District, ENTAV Clone 470 -
Cabernet Sauvignon (6%)
- State Lane Vineyard – Napa Valley, Yountville, Clone 337
- Tietjen Vineyard on Niebaum Lane – Napa Valley, Rutherford, ‘Cope’ Clone
- Yewell Vineyard on Ehlers Lane – Napa Valley, St Helena, Clone 337 - Alcohol: 14.2%
With the exception of the co-fermented lots, which served as the foundation for the blend, all of the lots were fermented and sent to barrel individually. As is Chris Corley's tendency with this wine each year, the blend was put together in stages over the course of the barrel-aging process. Incremental blending can be thought of as putting together a piece of music. Typically you start with a base melody or rhythm, upon which the rest of the song is based. That’s your catchy riff - and to that you layer the rest of your jam down.
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Cabernet Franc (39%)
- Home Ranch Vineyard, Clone ‘X’
- Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District -
Merlot (34%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Clone 181
- Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District -
Cabernet Sauvignon (18%)
- Tietjen Vineyard, ‘Cope’ Clone
- Napa Valley, Rutherford
- Yewell Vineyard, Clone 337
- Napa Valley, St Helena -
Syrah (9%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Clone 470 and 174
- Napa Valley – Oak Knoll District - Alcohol: 14.2%
CORLEY Proprietary Red Wine is such a fun wine to blend. There are so many flavors, aromas and textures that we are working with when putting this wine together. From the Cabernet Franc, find spicy flavors and aromas and a contribution of moderately firm tannins. The Merlot has a ripe berry flavor and a plush texture that fills in the gaps in the Cabernet Franc like mortar and bricks. The Cabernet Sauvignon contributes big ripe fruit and ripe rich tannins to balance out and moderate the previous two wines. The Syrah contributes a very appealing dark spicy characteristic and long finish to the wine.
Specs
-
Cabernet Franc (56%)
- Home Ranch Vineyard and Knollwood Vineyard – Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District
- Clone X and Clone 332 -
Merlot (28%)
- Knollwood – Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District - Clone 181 -
Syrah (10%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Napa Valley – Oak Knoll District, ENTAV Clone 470 -
Cabernet Sauvignon (6%)
- State Lane Vineyard – Napa Valley, Yountville, Clone 337
- Tietjen Vineyard on Niebaum Lane – Napa Valley, Rutherford, ‘Cope’ Clone
- Yewell Vineyard on Ehlers Lane – Napa Valley, St Helena, Clone 337 - Alcohol: 14.2%
With the exception of the co-fermented lots, which served as the foundation for the blend, all of the lots were fermented and sent to barrel individually. As is Chris Corley's tendency with this wine each year, the blend was put together in stages over the course of the barrel-aging process. Incremental blending can be thought of as putting together a piece of music. Typically you start with a base melody or rhythm, upon which the rest of the song is based. That’s your catchy riff - and to that you layer the rest of your jam down.
-
Cabernet Franc (39%)
- Home Ranch Vineyard, Clone ‘X’
- Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District -
Merlot (34%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Clone 181
- Napa Valley, Oak Knoll District -
Cabernet Sauvignon (18%)
- Tietjen Vineyard, ‘Cope’ Clone
- Napa Valley, Rutherford
- Yewell Vineyard, Clone 337
- Napa Valley, St Helena -
Syrah (9%)
- Knollwood Vineyard, Clone 470 and 174
- Napa Valley – Oak Knoll District - Alcohol: 14.2%
CORLEY Proprietary Red Wine is such a fun wine to blend. There are so many flavors, aromas and textures that we are working with when putting this wine together. From the Cabernet Franc, find spicy flavors and aromas and a contribution of moderately firm tannins. The Merlot has a ripe berry flavor and a plush texture that fills in the gaps in the Cabernet Franc like mortar and bricks. The Cabernet Sauvignon contributes big ripe fruit and ripe rich tannins to balance out and moderate the previous two wines. The Syrah contributes a very appealing dark spicy characteristic and long finish to the wine.
Sales Stats
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