When we try to describe this wine, we come up with words like lush, rich, dense, concentrated. Hearty. A wine that can bring out the best in grilled game and steak, same as it can with other bold dishes like stews and spiced-up pastas.

We blended a small amount of Cabernet Franc, Petite Sirah, Petite Verdot and Merlot to this vintage to bring about rich aromatics and plump up the mid-palate. We also aged the wine in French and American oak barrels that encouraged cedar and vanilla fragrances to develop.

What we ended up with is a dark, garnet colored wine with a fruit-driven nose that hints at ripe black cherry, plum, tobacco and vanilla spice. On the palate, the mouth-filling fruit is balanced by smooth tannins. Look for a lingering vanilla oak sweetness.

That’s what we think, anyway. Taste for yourself. - Winery

Varietals
95% Cabernet Sauvignon
2% Cabernet Franc
1% Petite Sirah
1% Petite Verdot
1% Merlot

Oak: 10 months in 88% French oak barrels
Alcohol: 13.9%
T.A.: .62/100 mL
pH: 3.67