Stanton Wine
Stanton Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
The Stanton family has been growing grapes in the Napa Valley since 1947. Beginning with the harvest of 1999, Doug Stanton began selecting some of their best Oakville Cabernet for the Stanton Vineyards label. In addition to Cabernet Sauvignon, the Stantons grow Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Mourvedre and Petite Sirah. Roughly half of our acreage lies in the Oakville appellation, and the other half within the St. Helena appellation of he Napa Valley. For this 2005 vintage, winemaker Dave Phinney selected a blend of 7% Petite Sirah to go with 93% Oakville cabernet.
The result is a wine that is richly structured with expressive aromas of ripe cassis, blackberry and blueberry, smoothly integrated with pleasant oak flavors, that finishes on the palate with medium-full tannins
As always, we hope you enjoy drinking this wine as much as we enjoyed growing and producing it for you
| WINEMAKER: | Dave Phinney |
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Grapes harvested October 21, 2005 Aged for 20 months in barrels of 100% French oak Alcohol 14.9% by volume |
| COMPOSITION: |
93% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 7% Petite Sirah |
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VINEYARD DETAILS: Soil profile: Year planted: Root stock: Trellis: |
Gravelly sandy loam to clay loam 1991 5C (Berlandieri x Riparia) Bilateral cordon, 7' x 11' row spacing |
| PRODUCTION: | 625 cases |
| SUGGESTED RETAIL: | $75.00 per bottle |
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Stanton Saint Helena Petite Sirah 2004 (first-time release)
Beginning with the harvest of 1999, Doug Stanton began selecting some of the family's best fruit for the Stanton Vineyards label. This new release marks the first time that the Stantons have produced a varietal Petite Sirah.
| WINEMAKER: | Dave Phinney |
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Grapes harvested September 11, 2004 Aged for 20 months in barrels of American oak Alcohol 15.3% by volume |
| COMPOSITION: |
85% St. Helena Petite Sirah 15% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon |
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VINEYARD DETAILS: Soil profile: Years planted: Root stocks: Trellis: |
Medium clay loam 1999 and 2001 101-14, Schwarzmann (V. Riparia x V. Rupestris) Bilateral cordon, 9' x 6' row spacing |
| PRODUCTION: | 212 cases |
| SUGGESTED RETAIL: | $45.00 per bottle |
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Stanton Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
In 1999, Doug Stanton began setting aside some of the family's best Oakville cabernet for the Stanton Vineyards label. We are especially excited about the 2003 Oakville cabernet sauvignon. For the first time, we were able to add verdot from our newly replanted Mills Lane vineyard. The combination of great "estate grown" fruit and the artistic winemaking skill of our winemaker, Dave Phinney, are evident in this bottle of wine.
| WINEMAKER: | Dave Phinney |
| WINEMAKING: |
Grapes harvested October 26, 2003 Aged for 21 months in barrels of 2/3 French and 1/3 American oak Alcohol 14.9% by volume |
| COMPOSITION: |
93% Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 7% Petit Verdot |
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VINEYARD DETAILS: Soil profile: Year planted: Root stock: Trellis: |
Gravelly sandy loam to clay loam 1991 5C (Berlandieri x Riparia) Bilateral cordon, 7' x 11' row spacing |
| PRODUCTION: | 188 cases |
| SUGGESTED RETAIL: | $65.00 per bottle |
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DOUG STANTON - Proprietor
Napa Valley wine grower