Nickel & Nickel Cc Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon W

VINEYARD DESCRIPTION C.C. Ranch is planted in Rutherford along the slope of a knoll west of the Silverado Trail. The vineyard grows classic Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon on well-drained gravelly loam soil and receives a variety of exposures depending on the block and location. The vines are well balanced and the canopy is opened up to give good light exposure. Nickel & Nickel produces wine from 15 select acres of this 115-acre vineyard. HARVEST NOTES We are so blessed to be growing grapes in the Napa Valley. This was another beautiful growing season with a nice spring that led to an early budbreak and bloom. Despite the low rainfall canopies were healthy and clusters were full. Cross-arm trellising helped spread the canopy and provided protection for the fruit allowing speckled light to reach the clusters. The five clones in this vineyard ripened at different rates. Our west-facing hillside blocks were harvested first in mid-September while our other blocks ripened over th