Rick Ankiel Wine Notes:

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2006 Rick Ankiel Napa Valley Red....$55

2006 Rick Ankiel Wine with Autograph...$75

($20 is donated to St. Louis Stray Rescue)

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Tasting notes:

A Note From the Winemaker:

Production: 56 cases

Composition: 57% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyards: 12% Beauterre, Oak Knoll Appellation, Valley Floor

10% Baker and Soda Canyon, Atlas Peak Appellation,

1500ft elevation

42% Dunlop, Napa Carneros

30% Glendale Ranch, Napa

6% Lazar Ranch, Wooden Canyon

Cooperage: 16 months in 85% French oak barrels, 10% American Oak, and 5% Hungarian Oak, (45% new barrels)

Alcohol: 15.28% alc, 3.65 pH, 0.63 TA

"This Cabernet Blend is our chance to create the best blend possible from the 2006 vintage. It allows us to use many small select lots made from specific sites farmed by the Hill Family that fall outside of the flagship Beauterre Vineyard. Blending this wine is always a challenge, as expectations are high, and the lots themselves have strong voices that do not always want to balance the way one would expect. The final blend shimmers and forms complex layers that will grow and improve for years to come. The nose takes off with really pretty blackberry and violets, some toasty oak; full, rich, and fruity with jammy berry and black licorice undertones and chewy tannin, but tasty and drinkable (palate softens and lengthens as it sits out in the glass)." -- winemaker

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