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Suisun Valley Wine



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Ledgewood Creek Winery - 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon - GOLD MEDAL WINNER - Suisun Valley - One Case

Item Number
1017
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130 USD to palakoos
Number of Bids
5  -  Bid History

Item Description

Support your local wineries!!! Suisun Valley - One of the oldest appellations in the country. UCDavis says better soil and weather than Napa.

Suisun Valley Appellation

Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards

2003 Cabernet Sauvignon – One Case

New Release

Rich, dark fruit and woody aromas perfectly complement the black cherry and cedar flavors.

Pairs well with beef, lamb and pizza.

Rich, dark fruit and woody aromas perfectly complement the black cherry and cedar flavors that permeate this wine.

Our first release of Cabernet Sauvignon extracts the same high standards that Ledgewood Creek has long established.

Alc: 14.8 pH: 3.72 TA: .61g/100ml

AWARDS

Gold 2006 Monterey Wine Competition

Silver 2006 SF Chronicle Wine Competition

Silver 2006 Riverside International Wine Competition

Silver 2006 Grand Harvest Awards

Bronze 2006 San Diego Wine Competition

Bronze 2006 Orange County Fair Wine Competition

Item Special Note

Must be 21 years of age or older to bid!

Auction Winner will need to pick up the case of Ledgewood Creek 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon at the Ledgewood Creek Tasting Room in Suisun Valley. Please call in advance. There you will enjoy free samples of Ledgewood Creek varietals and blends, served at the Wine Tasting Bar.

When you plan to come, bring a lunch and enjoy your purchase on the winery picnic grounds. Browse the gifts available and maybe take home a Ledgewood Creek souvenir.

 

History of Ledgewood Creek Winery

The winery's beginnings date back to 1985 when Dean and Bunny Frisbie bought a pear orchard in the little know Suisun Valley viticultural area. To honor the pioneering Peabody family and their long-standing farming history in the valley, they named the orchard Peabody Ranch. By 1989, vineyards had replaced the pear orchard and the original Peabody Ranch was soon incorporated into what is now Ledgewood Creek Winery & Vineyards.

With Ledgewood Creek running along the property's northern edge, the original Peabody Ranch vineyard proved so successful that the overall holdings few to include over 350 acres planted with grapes. In the fall of 2002, Ledgewood Creek Winery released its first wines from the 2001 harvest. The vineyards and winery remain family-owned and operated with patriarch Dean Frisbie as General Manager and son James sharing his time between wine sales and vineyard marketing.

The Frisbies' philosophy has always been, "If it is broken, fix it…and if it is not, how can we improve upon it?" Those who grow the grapes at Ledgewood Creek work tirelessly to find the vineyard's best expression of fruit quality and continued vine balance. This means constant fine tuning of canopy management, fertilization schedules, irrigation techniques, and crop tonnages. Fruit at Ledgewood Creek is harvested by hand - the red grapes by day, and the whites at night. Night harvesting, while costly and time consuming, has proven the best method to control the quality of the fruit harvested.

After the grapes are picked, consulting winemaker Larry Langbehn takes over and the magic begins. Carefully arranging his profile palate of flavors, aromas, acids, and tannins, Larry determines which lots are best for each label. With complete authority over barrel regime, he begins by using a selection of new and seasoned barrels. His flavor palate is ever-expanding with new aromas, textures, acids, and tannin levels. With all of these elements before him, he can then perform blending to produce the perfectly balanced wines that are Ledgewood Creek.

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Ledgewood Creek Winery and Vineyards