Palate
A supple, sophisticated and powerful wine that wows you with purity, finesse and understated
nuances. Dark and rich layers of flavor combined with a backbone of soft, velvety tannins
combines in harmonic balance. This is an ageworthy wine, with a long, layered, persistent finish,
it delivers from start to finish.
Growing Conditions
Wine quality is determined primarily by the Vineyard. The finest
wines in the world all come from very special sites. Brokenrock is
just such a marriage of climates and soils. Prime Solum makes
distinctive wines of place, to be savored and enjoyed, not stored
like trophies. Prime Solum literally means “the best place to grow
something”, and in this case, it is world-class Cabernet Sauvignon
from Brokenrock.
100% Brokenrock Vineyard, Clones 5, 337 Cabernet Sauvignon, VSP trellis -- 2,312 vines/
acre.
Winemaking
Clusters gravity fed to de-stemmer. Whole berries hand and electronically-sorted and gravityfed
into small (1-3 ton), closed-top fermenters. No whole clusters. Cold-soaked for 2 days,
followed by a hot fermentation. Cap managed by a combination of punch-downs and gentle
pump-overs depending on the stage of fermentation. Tanks drained and pressed 18 days after
dryness and barreled immediately. Malo-lactic fermentation in barrels.
Aging
33 months in French oak
barrels -- blend of 40% new, 1- and 2-years.
