Another De Angelis Wine bottled in mid-May 2012 is now available. This wine was released on January 1, 2013. This Cabernet Sauvignon will be the first De Angelis Wines Cabernet Sauvignon available to the general public since the esteemed 2004 vintage. (The 2009 vintage sold out while still in barrel.) This 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon was developed predominantly from Cabernet Sauvignon fruit from the Dry Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, CA, the property on which our winery is located. It is Cabernet Sauvignon blended with small amounts of estate Merlot, and non- estate Cabernet Franc.

The fruit for this wine was picked on October 10th, 2011, and processed that day. The Brix was 24°, the pH 3.57, and the Total Acidity 0.77. Two separate fermentations were carried out to completion. One with yeast that promotes jam, cedar and mild spiciness flavors, and another that promotes intense fore-mouth volume, mid-palate and fresh after taste. Following fermentation, these two lots were pressed, then combined, and barreled.

The resultant wine is a 14.1% classic Cabernet, that exhibits wonderful fruit both on the nose and in the mouth, a terrific mouth feel, spice, and a long finish, spice and. This wine was aged in both Hungarian and French oak barrels for 18 months, and allowed to develop slowly. Twenty five percent of the barrels were re-coopered and re-toasted to our specifications. De Angelis Wines does not enjoy heavy oak flavors. Consequently, the remaining barrels were selected to provide only modest oak flavors.

From the time this wine was in barrel, it was clear that this wine would be a very fine representation of a Cabernet Sauvignon. It was blended and bottled in May of 2012, and aged in bottle for seven additional months. This wine, along with the 2010 Pinot Noir, is one of the first wines to sport the newly re-designed De Angelis Wines label.