Palate
Black to the core and oozing with concentrated flavors of bittersweet chocolate and dark, ripe cherry, this wine is seamless
and unctuous lifted by a surprising freshness. The intensity is consuming and demanding of your time and attention. Its
incredible structure should allow this wine to age effortlessly over the next 20, perhaps 30, years.
Growing Conditions
The 2013 growing season was characterized by drought-like conditions, which greatly enhanced the quality of our
Cabernet Sauvingon. The relatively small berries drove intense, concentrated flavors with superb acidity and structure.
Despite being the earliest harvest in years, our 2013 wines are stunning in their rich coloring and outstanding complexity.
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Bottling
It was bottled unfined and unfiltered on September 22, 2015
Winemaking
Still chilled from the early morning harvest, the grape clusters were hand-sorted, then gently destemmed. The resulting
whole berries were sorted by hand and delivered into open-top fermenters for five days of natural cold maceration,
followed by two - three weeks of 100% native yeast fermentation. 100% of this wine was puncheon fermented to intensify
the aromatics and anthocyanin extraction, without taking in any bitter tannins. Once complete, the fruit was gently
pressed and moved to barrel to finished primary and secondary fermentations.
Aging
The wine continued to age in 85% new
French oak – a combination of Taransaud and St. Martin barrels – for 26 months. 5 barrels produced.
