2003 Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (30% Wine Club Shipment Wines) -- J. Lohr Winery Shopping Cart -- Sauvignon Cabernet Vineyard Hilltop 2003

<A HREF="http://www.jlohr.com" TITLE="J. Lohr Winery"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/BW.gif" ALT="J. Lohr Winery" NAME="J. Lohr Winery" BORDER=0></A> <H1>2003 Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon -- J. Lohr Winery Shopping Cart</H1> $37.00 <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/images/Hilltop-Cab-label-lg.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2003 Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon" NAME="2003 Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> VINTAGE September 22nd was the first day of harvest for Hilltop Vineyard blocks 55 and 56. 2003 was a year for very low rainfall, producing modest yields and very tiny Cabernet berries. Particularly in the Hilltop blocks, we are trying to provide dappled--not direct--sunlight on the fruit to protect the anthocyanin pigment from damaging high temperatures. In the Hilltop Vineyard, we harvested purely based on flavor – with Steve Carter and Daniel Shaw tasting fruit in the vineyard every couple of days. Ripeness came quickly with warm September weather turning the seeds and peduncle (stem of the grape bunch) a nutty brown with easily extractable skin pigment and a soft berry pulp. Our final grape chemistry was Cabernet Sauvignon harvested at over 26.2 degrees Brix with excellent depth of color and beautiful ripe red fruit aromatics. TECHNICAL DATA Origin: J. Lohr Hilltop Vineyard, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County Composition: 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5% Cabernet Franc, 1.5% Malbec, 1% Petit Verdot Harvest Dates: September 22nd and 23rd, 2003 Process: Harvested early afternoon, destemmed and crushed to stainless steel fermenters Harvest Numbers: 26.2° Brix average, pH=3.84, Total Acidity 0.49 g/100 ml Vinification: Yeast: Lalvin D254 Fermentation: Stainless steel fermented Temperature: To 90°F Extended Maceration: 9 days Malolactic: Inoculation and completion in new French oak barrels Maturation: 20 months in 100% new French oak barrels Barrel Type: 83% new French oak Bordeaux Chateau Ferré-style barrels (60.9 gallons), 17% second fill French oak barrels Forests: Center of France Coopers: Tonnellerie Sylvain, Libourne, Demptos, St. Caprais de Bordeaux, Seguin Moreau, Margaux, Merpins, Taransaud, Cognac, Tonnellerie Bossuet, Bordeaux Post-Maturation: Racked from barrels, unfiltered to bottle Bottling Numbers: pH: 3.61 Total Acidity: 0.72g/l00ml Alcohol: 14.5% by volume Res. Sugar: Dry WINEMAKER’S COMMENTS Very dark, youthful red-purple in color, the 2003 vintage of J. Lohr Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has elegant aromas of black cherries, blackberries and black currants, with a bouquet of mint and toasty oak. The 2003 Hilltop Cabernet is a plump, mouthful of wine with a suppleness and ample texture and balance, reminiscent of Bordeaux’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines with the structure to age for 10 to 15 years. 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