| Wine Notes: | 1999 was a seemingly normal harvest with softer than usual wines from the Rutherford area and of course pleasingly drinkable for the public. Although properties to the east and west of us were somewhat hurt by weather conditions, the strip of the Rutherford Bench east of Highway 29 seems to have survived quite well and produced a lovely vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon. Again this is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the valley floor of Oakville and Rutherford and is very indicative of the fine Sequioa Grove style. |