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Welcome to EMH’s website and the current release of “Black Cat” 2017!
April, 2019
The 2017 EMH Black Cat Cabernet is my 18th vintage, continuing the line of wine produced from single-vineyard fruit grown on EMH's property.
This year I have designated the wine produced as "Classic" Black Cat, as opposed to what has become known as the "regular" Black Cat, or the "Special Selection," or the two single-barrel wines "Sparkles" and "Lady Sapphire." An unusually small yield resulted in
fewer than 2 tons, which gave me just four barrels to work with. The whole was better than any of the parts, but the composite wine is delicious. I have positioned it as more elevated than the typical "regular" bottling, but the vintage did not produce enough barrels to enable me to pull a "Special Selection." Enter a new designation: "Classic" Black Cat. The bottle will be screen-printed in gold as the typical "Selection," but it is a wine which contains everything I produced for this vintage.
Some tasting notes from our small staff of tasting associates:
2017 "Classic" Black Cat Cabernet Sauvignon
Bouquet of red and black cherries, with a sweet oak backbone; some cocoa and anise. Medium bodied, and with a good acid-tannin balance.
High toned blackberry and graphite on the palate, along with plenty of cherry and cocoa on the long, lingering finish.
Our tiny operation produces wine exclusively from Cabernet grapes grown on our less-than-an-acre vineyard, with no additions of purchased fruit. What is in the bottle directly represents what is grown in our vineyard. Most people who taste more than one vintage of EMH’s Black Cat are impressed with the consistency of quality and character emerging from each vintage we produce. We hope you enjoy the 2017s, and that you discover for yourself what makes Black Cat so special.
So welcome, or welcome back! We look forward to hearing from you.
Enjoy and cheers!
Merrill Lindquist, Grower/Owner, EMH Vineyards
Bouquet of red and black cherries, with a sweet oak backbone; some cocoa and anise. Medium bodied, and with a good acid-tannin balance.
High toned blackberry and graphite on the palate, along with plenty of cherry and cocoa on the long, lingering finish.
Our tiny operation produces wine exclusively from Cabernet grapes grown on our less-than-an-acre vineyard, with no additions of purchased fruit. What is in the bottle directly represents what is grown in our vineyard. Most people who taste more than one vintage of EMH’s Black Cat are impressed with the consistency of quality and character emerging from each vintage we produce. We hope you enjoy the 2017s, and that you discover for yourself what makes Black Cat so special.
So welcome, or welcome back! We look forward to hearing from you.
Enjoy and cheers!
Merrill Lindquist, Grower/Owner, EMH Vineyards
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