Limited

A bottle of Limited travels from a great past vintage to share with you the luxury of its time.”

Ron Miller, Proprietor

Limited Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine exemplary of great years. We choose the most opulent lots from only the most expressive vintages to create and age worthy Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. From the winery’s inception, 14 vintages have earned the limited designation.

Silverado Vineyard & Mt George

Silverado Vineyard
One of the first four vineyards planted to Cabernet in the appellation in the 1960’s, Silverado’s Stags Leap vineyard helped establish the reputation of the Stags Leap District.
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Mt George
Napa Pioneer Henry Hagen’s weathered stone gate still guards the southwest entrance of our Mt George vineyard, which is the site of one of the first grape plantings in the Napa Valley in the 19th century.
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Limited Map Marked 01 Silverado Mt George

Silverado Vineyard Specifics

Heritage First Planted: 1884, by Abel McFarland
Current Plantings: 1992–1996, by Ron and Diane Miller
Soils Perkins Gravelly Loam, Yolo Loam, Kidd Loam, Clear Lake Clay
Grape Varieties Cabernet Clones: Silverado Heritage (UCD 30), UCD 4, 6 & 7, 337; 83 acres
Merlot Clones: See Selection, 181 Raucedo, UCD; 6.5 acres
Malbec: 4.5 acres

Mt George Specifics

Heritage First Planted: 1868, by William Woodward
Current Plantings: 1989–1990,by Ron and Diane Miller
Soils Coombs Gravelly Loam, Forward Gravelly Loam
Grape Varieties Cabernet Clones: Silverado Heritage (UCD 30),UCD 4, 6 & 7, 337, 191; 73.26 acres
Merlot Clone: UCD 3, 181; 23.8 acres
Petit Verdot Clones: 400, Sterling; 4.5 acres
Cabernet Franc Clone: UCD 1; 5.7 acres
Malbec Clone: 595; 1.3 acres

Limited Vintages

1986
1987
1990
1991
1993
1994
1995
1997
1999
2001
2002
2005
2009
2012

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Technical Notes
24 months barrel age
13.5% Alcohol
7.40 g/L TA
3.30 pH
Vineyard Source
100% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 25, October 4 & 29, 1986
Bottled
July 1988
1,409 cases

Technical Notes
18 months barrel age
13.7% Alcohol
7.20 g/L TA
3.44 pH
Vineyard Source
100% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 19 - 21, 1987
Bottled
May 1989
763 cases

Technical Notes
18 months barrel age
13.2% Alcohol
6.90 g/L TA
3.46 pH
Vineyard Source
100% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 25, October 4 & 29, 1990
Bottled
May 1992
3,000 cases

Technical Notes
16 months barrel age
13.3% Alcohol
7.00 g/L TA
3.61 pH
Vineyard Source
100% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
October 7, 8, & 14, 1991
Bottled
May 1993
2,194 cases

Technical Notes
21 months barrel age
13.6% Alcohol
6.75 g/L TA
3.55 pH
Vineyard Source
73% Mt George Vineyard
27% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 23 - 27, 1993
Bottled
September 1995
2,447 cases

Technical Notes
21 months barrel age
13.5% Alcohol
6.70 g/L TA
3.57 pH
Vineyard Source
85% Mt George Vineyard
15% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 30 - October 13, 1994
Bottled
September 1996
3,369 cases

Technical Notes
18 months barrel age
13.7% Alcohol
6.60 g/L TA
3.54 pH
Vineyard Source
85% Mt George Vineyard
15% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
93% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Cabernet Franc
2% Merlot

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Harvest
September 29 – October 12, 1995
Bottled
September 1997
3,010 cases

Technical Notes
22 months barrel age
13.6% Alcohol
6.20 g/L TA
3.62 pH
Vineyard Source
67% Mt George Vineyard
33% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
95% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Cabernet Franc

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Harvest
September 20 – September 22, 1997
Bottled
September 1999
5,522 cases

Technical Notes
18 months barrel age
14.4% Alcohol
5.80 g/L TA
3.67 pH
Vineyard Source
100% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 30 – October 1, 1999
Bottled
September 2001
588 cases

Technical Notes
23 months barrel age
14.6% Alcohol
5.70 g/L TA
3.70 pH
Vineyard Source
68% Silverado Vineyard
32% Mt George Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
August 30 – October 2, 2001
Bottled
September 2003
2,013 cases

Technical Notes
19 months barrel age
14.1% Alcohol
5.96 g/L TA
3.62 pH
Vineyard Source
77% Silverado Vineyard
23% Mt George Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
September 21 – October 8, 2002
Bottled
August 2004
1,958 cases

Technical Notes
17 months barrel age
14.9% Alcohol
5.32 g/L TA
3.71 pH
Vineyard Source
62% Mt George Vineyard
38% Silverado Vineyard
Varietal Blend
88% Cabernet Sauvignon
4% Merlot
4% Cabernet Franc
4% Petit Verdot

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Harvest
October 9 – 18, 2005
Bottled
August 2007
558 cases

Technical Notes
19 months barrel age
14.6% Alcohol
5.34 g/L TA
3.78 pH
Vineyard Source
90% Silverado Vineyard
10% Mt George Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
October 7 - 8, 2009
Bottling
August 2011
308 cases

Technical Notes
14 months barrel age
14.6% Alcohol
5.22 g/L TA
3.57 pH
Vineyard Source
90% Silverado Vineyard
10% Mt George Vineyard
Varietal Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

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Harvest
October 8 – 21, 2012
Bottled
August 2014
410 cases