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Valentine Vineyards 2003 Echo Valley Estate
Merlot Technical Data
| Vintage: |
2003 |
| Location: |
Echo Valley, Mendocino County. ¼
mile from Alexander Valley and the Mendocino / Sonoma
County line. Bordering the West Side of the Russian River. |
| Composition: |
100% Merlot from the Upper Bench |
| Geology: |
Headwaters / Floodplains of the Russian
River |
| Soils: |
Hopland-Yorkville-Witherell Soil. Loam
& Sandy Loam. |
| Vine Density: |
1037 vines per acre - 7 x 6average spacing |
| Root Stock &
Clones: |
Root Stock = 110R
Clones = 3, 314 & 181
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Slope:
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Bench land |
| Trellising: |
Vertical & Ballerina Skirt |
| Barrel Type: |
58% new French Oak. 7 new Barrels & 5 neutral.
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Toast:
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Mixure of Medium Toast &
Medium Plus Toast |
| Barrel Aging: |
Approximately 20 months |
| Harvest Date: |
October 10, 2003 |
| Brix at Harvest: |
25.9º |
| Bottle Date: |
June 8, 2005 |
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Production:
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282 Cases |
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Release date:
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Summer 2006 |
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Valentine Vineyards 2002 Echo Valley Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon Technical Data
| Vintage: |
2002 |
| Location: |
Echo Valley, Mendocino County.
¼ mile from Alexander Valley and the Mendocino
/ Sonoma County line. Bordering the west side of the Russian
River. |
| Composition: |
100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Block "A". |
| Geology: |
Headwaters / Floodplains of the Russian
River |
| Soils: |
Hopland-Yorkville-Witherell Soil. Loam
& Sandy Loam. |
| Vine Density: |
453 vines per acre - 8 x 12 average spacing |
| Root Stock: |
St. George Root Stock. Planted in 1976 by
Rodney Strong. Gradually being replanted over time with
Clone 7, 337, 15, 6, and 4. |
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Slope:
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Bench land |
| Trellising: |
Vertical & Ballerina Skirt |
| Barrel Type: |
26% French Oak, 51% American Oak & 23% Hybrid.
14 new barrels and 29 neutral barrels.
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Toast: |
Northern Bordeaux Heavy Toast |
| Barrel Aging: |
Approximately 19 months |
| Harvest Date: |
September 23 & 24th, 2002 |
| Brix at Harvest: |
26.2º |
| Bottle Date: |
April 22, 2004 |
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Production:
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995 Cases |
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Release date:
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November 2005 |
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