Tasting Notes
Exquisite mocha, cedar and earth aromas lead to dried black cherry flavors married with leather and tobacco leaf overtones. The notable acidity and structure offer persistence and length as well as assure this wines aging potential.
Vintage Notes
2011 was a vintage that required patience, adaptation and know how. We experienced 1/3 more rainfall than usual that lasted into June followed by a very cool summer. The effect was a slow growing season that ended in one of the latest harvests on record, a harvest that was marked by rain at the peak of the harvest season and resulting in the classic characteristics Cabernet Sauvignon is known for the world over.
Winemaking Notes
Four day cold maceration followed by 13 days of fermentation. Daily pumpovers during actice fermentation at 88’F. 22 days total vat time followed by malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged for 36 months in 100% French oak barrels, new and once used.