The wines from the 2005 vintage have terrific fruit intensity, show great natural acidity and are beautifully balanced. The 2005 vintage started off as a big challenge because the previous year had been a freeze year with very little fruit to harvest. We spent extra time pruning, shoot thinning and crop thinning to make sure the fruit came back evenly. Mother Nature provided us with a classic wine-growing season, with plenty of heat units to fully ripen the grapes. Bud break started around the third week in April. The weather cooled off a little earlier than usual, dropping into the 80s around the end of August. This cooling-down period maximized flavor development.
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- Size: 750 mL
- Brand: Pepper Bridge Winery
Features
- Seven Hills Vineyard named "One of the ten great vineyards of the world" - Wine & Spirits Magazine, Fall 2004 issue
- Pepper Bridge Vineyard called "a vineyard name to know" - Wine Spectator
- Top Family Winery 2011, Top Estate Winery 2010
- Top 100 Winery: 2009, 2010 & 2011 (Wine & Spirits Magazine)
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