2002
NAPA VALLEY
Lamb Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon
Nestled at the foot of the Palisades 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, 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
Tasting Notes: One of my favorite Northern California vineyards is Napa's 12-acre Lamb Vineyard, which often produces wines with a character not dissimilar from a Bordeaux such as La Mission Haut-Brion. Fisher's 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Lamb Vineyard reveals that Bordeaux-like personality with notes of scorched earth/hot rocks, chocolate, black and blue fruits, and a strong mineral component. Beautifully made with excellent, concentrated fruit, this 2002 requires 2-3 years of bottle age. It should drink well for 15+ years. - Robert Parker
Production Notes
- Whole-berry fermented in small open-top fermenters
- Indigenous yeast fermentation, with extended maceration
- Malolactic fermentation completed in barrel
- Aged 21 months in 100% new Taransaud French oak barrels
Alcohol by volume is 14.0%
pH 3.8
Bottle date of June 28, 2004
340 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 2006 2007
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