2000
NAPA VALLEY
Lamb Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon
Nestled at the foot of the Palisades Mountains in northern Napa Valley, the Lamb Vineyard has been a source of great pride for our family over the past quarter of a century. Named for Juelle's family (she is the daughter of Dr. Robert H. Lamb), the vineyard was planted to Cabernet in 1982 and consistently yields small quantities of fruit that produce wine with a rare combination of rich concentrated flavors, velvet texture and elegance (read more about the vineyard).
Tasting Notes
The fabulous 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Lamb Vineyard exhibits an inky/purple color as well as a gorgeous perfume of scorched earth, graphite, chocolate, blackberries, cassis, and minerals. Dense, full-bodied, and heady, but tannic and structured, this masculine Cabernet needs 4-5 years of cellaring, and should keep for two decades. - Robert Parker (93 points)
Production Notes
- Whole-berry fermented in open-top fermenters
- Fermentation punch-downs (4 times daily) for gentle extraction
- Malolactic fermentation in barrel
- Aged 18 months in 100% new Taransaud oak barrels
Alcohol by volume is 14.3%
pH 3.79
Bottle date of June17, 2003
350 cases produced
Vintages Produced
(Notes available on recent vintages)
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
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