Nose
Initial aromas of this ink-dark Scarecrow vintage are deeply ripe raspberries on the vine, black cherries and milk chocolate. With time, notes of root beer, anise and sweet forest-floor emerge.
Palate
The palate is exceptionally soft. Smooth at entry with an intensely fruit-driven midpalate, the finish lingers in cherry and mocha flavors as the silky texture slowly dissipates.
Growing Conditions
The 2004 California grape harvest was among the fastest and earliest in recent memory, producing lighter yields of exceptional, almost decadent fruit.
Harvest
This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested from 4 separate blocks of vines on the J.J. Cohn Estate in Rutherford between September 3 and September 12, 2004.
Winemaking
Grapes from the oldest vines were fermented in an open-top tank and punched down three times daily, while the other fruit was fermented using pump-overs and cap irrigations.
Aging
The wines were transferred into small, 100% new French oak barrels directly after pressing and aged separately for the first year. In summer of 2005 the separate lots were carefully combined and spent the following 13 months as a final blend in barrels.
