2003 | Colgin Cellars | IX Estate Red

Red Wine: 2003 | Colgin Cellars | IX Estate Red

Known for its deep color and aromatics of black cherries, black licorice, and crushed rocks, this “masculine” wine features supple tannins and a long, complex finish.

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Producer: Colgin Cellars

Vintage: 2003

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: United States, Napa Valley

The 2003 Colgin Cellars IX Estate Red is an intense, full-bodied Napa Valley blend (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot) from Pritchard Hill. Known for its deep color and aromatics of black cherries, black licorice, and crushed rocks, this “masculine” wine features supple tannins and a long, complex finish.

Producer Information

Colgin Cellars is one of California’s so-called “cult” wineries, founded by Ann Colgin in 1992. She produced some of her early vintages from vineyards at the foot of the Howell Mountains in Napa Valley, before purchasing land on the Tychson Hill and hiring famed viticulturalist David Abreu to plant her vineyards. Today Colgin produces wines that are mostly based on Cabernet Sauvignon and regularly score 100-point ratings from Robert Parker. Colgin produces wines from three different areas of St Helena: Tychson Hill Vineyard, Cariad Vineyards and the IX estate vineyards, with the latter bordering the Colgin winery.
The Tychson Hill Vineyards were originally planted in 1881 by the first female vintner in Napa, Josephine Tychson. The original vines were pulled during Prohibition and, in 1997, Colgin replanted the vineyards with a mixture of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The vines are grown on volcanic soils on the slopes of the Tychson Hill. The Tychson Hill Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon vintages 2002, 2012 and most recently, the 2013 have perfect scores from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, with the critic comparing the wines to a hypothetical blend of the finest Pauillac and Napa Valley wines. The Cariad Vineyards encompass three main plots the Madrona Ranch, Howell Mountain and Thorevilos and are owned and managed by David Abreu. The Cariad Red Wine is produced from a blend of grapes from these three vineyards, usually Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
The IX Estate vineyards, also known as “the number nine estate”, form an eight-hectare (20-acre) plot on a broad slope of the St Helena hill. The vines are spread over both low- and high-altitude plots atop of rich volcanic soils. The IX Estate red wine comes from these vines and is a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2013 vintages have been awarded 100-point ratings by Robert Parker, with the remaining vintages all scoring 90 or more.