Trivium 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Trivium

Dark, The 2007 Trivium is brilliant deep ruby, with deep blackberry aromas, hints of tobacco and roasted chesnuts, plus Les Ivrettes’ typical stony terroir and grace notes of nutmeg, bayleaf and thyme. It’s nothing short of pure Cabernet expression.
In your mouth the wine is both rich and graceful, with firm structure disguised
by mouth-coating suppleness. The finish is long, plush and chocolatey. Expect Trivium to develop well in the bottle for years.
-- Jack Stuart, Winemaker.

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Wine Advocate # 192
Dec 2010 Robert Parker 89 Drink: N/A
This pretty, gracious, elegant, restrained, medium-bodied 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Les Ivrettes Vineyard from proprietors Doug White and Jack Stuart represents a measured approach to winemaking. With outstanding gracefulness, finesse and elegance, it is a Bordeaux-styled.

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Type	Red
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2007
Bottle size	750mL
Alcohol content	14.5%
Appellation	California – Napa Valley
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Trivium
Produced & Bottled by Stanfield & Stuart Wine Company
THE VINTAGE
Vintage 2007 began early, and without the cool spring and summer, harvest would have begun even earlier. Uncharacteristic for Napa Valley, the rain stopped after mid-March. A heat spike around Labor Day hinted at a quick harvest, but the balance of the season was unusually cool, allowing for full flavor development and unrushed harvesting and fermentation. We picked 6.6 tons from Les Ivrettes block of the Lewelling Ranch on September 10.
WINEMAKING
Harvested by hand into half-ton bins, the grapes were sorted, destemmed, placed in a small fermenter, and punched down two or three times a day for 19 days, reaching a peak temperature of 84F. The wine was then drained, pressed, and barreled down, completing malolactic fermentation two months later. It aged 20 months in oak, 71 percent new and 87 percent French. Bottled after a gentle bug-catcher filtration, the wine may throw a light natural deposit,
and it will benefit from decanting before serving.