1996 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lone Oak Vineyard

These grapes were picked on September 25th at 23.8 Brix. The wine was fermented to dryness in small, 100-gallon bins with punchdown four times a day.The wine was then aged in French oak for 20 months.250 cases were bottled.

A repeat award winner, the 1996 Cooper-Garrod Estate Lone Oak Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon won:

Gold and Chairman's Award, 1999 Riverside International Wine Competition

Gold, 1999 Santa Cruz County Fair

Silver, 1999 San Diego National Wine Competition

Silver, 1999 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition

Bronze, 1999 Orange County Fair

Bronze, 1999 San Francisco Bay Wine Competition, 

Bronze, 1999 West Coast Wine Competition

Bronze, 1999 Indy International Wine Competition

 

 Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards - Santa Cruz Mountains Appellation
22645 Garrod Road - Saratoga, CA 95070
Tel: 408.867.7116 - Fax: 408.741.8090

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