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- The pinnacle wine of Conn Creek, Anthology is an expressive, complex blend of Napa Valley’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot.
- The 2004 harvest began with an earlier than normal bud break and early spring heat spell.
- The growing season was gentle and temperate, allowing for enhanced maturation of fruit.
- Crop levels were smaller than usual, which created wines with abundant aromas and juicy flavors.
- Sourced from premier Napa Valley vineyards producing the region’s finest Bordeaux varietals:
- Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards: Collins, Stagecoach, Surber, Eisele Family Vineyard and Truchard
- Cabernet Franc vineyards: Carpenter and Collins Merlot vineyards: Collins and Stagecoach
- Petit Verdot & Malbec vineyards: Herrick
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- Vineyard lots were vinified and aged separately, and only the best barrels from each lot were selected for the final blend.
- The wine is a blend of 40 separate vineyard lots.
- Barrel aged for 28 months, 14 months as individual lots and 14 months as the blend, in equal parts new and one-year-old French oak barrels.
- Fining before bottling softened the tannins to produce the supple character that Anthology is known for, while maintaining good structure for aging.
- Aged for an additional 12 months in the bottle prior to release.
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Double Gold Medal, Tasters Guild International (2002 Vintage)
93 pts.,Wine & Spirits (2002 Vintage)
Gold Medal Long Beach Grand Cru Competition (2001 Vintage)
92 pts. & Editor's Choice, The Wine Enthusiast (2000 Vintage)
91 pts., Wine News (2000 Vintage)
91 pts., Wine Spectator (1999 Vintage)
92 pts., Wine & Spirits (1998 Vintage)
91 pts., Wine Enthusiast (1998 Vintage)
93 pts., Wine Spectator (1997 Vintage)
90 pts., Wine & Spirits (1997 Vintage)
92 pts., Wine News (1996 Vintage)
91 pts., Wine Enthusiast (1996 Vintage)
92 pts., Wine Enthusiast (1995 Vintage)
90 pts., Wine Spectator (1994 Vintage)
93 pts., Wine Spectator (1993 Vintage)
90 pts., Wine Spectator (1992 Vintage)
93 pts., Wine Spectator (1991 Inaugural Vintage) |
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