Senast provat från appellationen Santa Ynes Valley (AVA)

Tät, mörkröd färg. Stor, köttig, stallig doft med inslag av svarta vinbär och rått kött. Stor, mäktig, rökig, mycket sträv och frisk smak med inslag av svarta vinbär, choklad, liten syltighet, stall och gräddkaramell. Möjligen lite obalanserad i sin outvecklade kantighet, men ett oerhört kraftpaket som är fantastiskt redan nu.

Druvsammansättning: Cabernet sauvignon

Mer info om årgången: Made solely from grapes grown on the Purisima Mountain vineyard in Ballard Canyon. Individual vineyard lots were destemed, gently crushed and cold-soaked for 48 hours to extract color and taste-enhancing phenolics. Fermentation took place in open tops for a period of 7-12 days, depending on the lot. The caps were punched down by hand three times daily. After fermentation, the wines were gently pressed and racked to barrel. The wine underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel to integrate fruit and oak character. The wine was barrel aged for 21 months in 60% neutral barrels and 40% new French and American oak. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered.