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Product Name: Lewelling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Wight Vineyard '04

Varietal Composition: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc from Lewelling Vineyards

Vineyard Locations: Napa Valley, 1/2 mile southwest of St. Helena

Vine & Rootstock: Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc on 110R Rootstock

Harvest Method: Hand-harvested

Harvest Date: September 9, 2004

Press Handling: No press wine

Oak Regimen: 17 months in 100% new French barriques

Fining: None

Filtration: None

Alcohol: 15.3%

Total Case Production: 345 cases

2004 Harvest Report

Tasting Notes/Food Pairing Suggestions
An exciting bouquet of black plum, blackberry, tobacco, anise, smoke and toasty oak. Concentrated black cherry flavor complemented by cassis, black currant, espresso and chocolate flavors with touches of leaf tobacco, spice and licorice. This wine is full and complex with layered richness. The dense tannins add to the layers of flavor. You'll savor the long finish down to the very last drop! Pairs well with any veal or beef dish, lamb, pork loin or chops, chicken dishes made with mushrooms and medium-strong cheeses.

About the Name/Label
The wine is named after John Lewelling, a pioneer winegrower and horticulturist who put down roots in St. Helena in 1864. At 138 years, it is one of the oldest continuously-owned family vineyards in the Napa Valley. John Lewelling is also the great-grandfather of Janice Lewelling Wight, Dave & Doug Wight’s Mom. The Wight Vineyard bottling is produced only in exceptional vintages.

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