2004 Louis M. Martini Lot 1

This structurally dense and complex wine was crafted to capture the essence of Napa Valley’s diverse mountain terroirs. It offers aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry and dark chocolate with undertones of tobacco and coffee. In the mouth, its firm backbone supports an elegant mid-palate with flavors of toasted nuts and sweet vanilla from the oak that are perfectly blended, adding complexity and finesse to an extremely well balanced wine. This wine can be cellared from 2 to 15 years. Winemaker Notes: The grapes were sourced from the most coveted vineyards in the Napa Valley, dominantly from mountain top AVAs. Hand-picked and hand sorted to keep only the best possible fruit, the grapes were then gravity fed to the fermenters. Lot 1 was one of the first wines made at our new micro-winery which was recently built as an annex to our main facility. There, we used small 3 ½ ton open-top fermenters to perform both punch downs and submerged cap for maximum extraction of flavor and color. The wine spent 24 days on the skins, was sterile filtered but not fined. The Lot 1 wine was aged in medium toasted, 100% new French oak barrels, from various esteemed Cooper’s such as Francois Freres, Sequin Moreau and Vicard, for 15 months. Other Notes:

Hand harvested, hand sorted.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

300 Cases