Witz End Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 75cl

Witz End Vineyard is located on the Rutherford Bench west of Highway 29, in the southern part of Rutherford. Its five-and-a-half acres were planted in 2001 on a gentle slope with eastern exposure. The soils are composed of well-drained, gravelly clay loam. Tight spacing in this vineyard creates competition between the vines, resulting in smaller vines that produce berries of great concentration. Deep flavors of cherry and raspberry fruits exude from the glass with a dusty, earthy quality that comes from the Rutherford area. Chocolate and spice intermix with these elements creating a wine of great complexity. Sweet oak flavors are present from middle to end. This wine’s broad, coating texture with round, silky tannins that carry into a nice, smooth finish seem to be the signature of this vintage.