Dark garnet color with aromas of black cherries, peppery spice rack, and cigar box. Flavors of ripe berries are layered over rich velvety tannins producing a layered mouthfeel.

Focus on the balance of violets, coffee, graphite, pretty currant fruit and skill evident in its big, savory structure, balancing juicy flavors and a green-olive accent.

This year the wine was a blend of 89.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4.5% Petit Sirah.

Vineyard Notes

In 2012, we hand-picked all 30 tons of our Cabernet Sauvignon grapes swiftly during a seven day period. We hand-picked 33.5 tons of grapes for 7 days from October 22-29th, 2012.

The majority of the grapes came from the dry farmed 9.5 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon planted on the estate located one-third mile north of Oakville Cross on Money Road. Our soils are of Pleasanton and Bale loam series with spots of silt and gravel. Rootstock is Teleki 5C on 6 x 12 ft. spacing.