321 Cases Produced
Tasting Notes: The wine shines in the glass with a garnet red hue. An immediate ascent of violet, musk, and tomato leaf laced with star anise, cinnamon, and orange zest on the nose. Followed by the classic sweet plum and mulberry notes of the mountain-based Napa merlot. The palate is polished and highly stylized.
It is succulent, yet still linear with darker fruits, iodine, and pencil shavings. The mid-palate is taught, enigmatic, and loaded with exquisite Napa Valley black, red and dark fruits. Finishes hedonistic, engaging, and assertive. The ideal temperature for serving is 67°F, don’t hesitate to decant for more immediate desire. Serve in a generous fine cut red Bordeaux glass!
Blend: 68.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, Blend of Beckstoffer Vineyard Georges III and Red Hen Vineyard; 30% Merlot, Nine Suns/Houyi Vineyard; 1.3% Petit Verdot, Sage Ridge Canyon
Aged: 22 months in 93% New French Oak from Taransaud and Sylvain Cooperages
Winemaker: Helen Keplinger
Winemaker Notes: Both our Cabernet and Merlot were destemmed and lightly crushed in a pneumatic press. Bottled Unfined and Unfiltered
Harvest Date: Harvested in October 2017