The Story
This wine is made from 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. The wine thrived in a warmer vintage, gaining power and depth largely from an intense 10 day heat wave around Labor Day, just before harvest. Although extremely ripe, the wine does maintain a great deal of freshness and mature tannin. When harvested, the grapes were completely destemmed, fermented, and aged for 27 months in an almost 1/3 split of new, first fill, and used neutral barrels. Pair it with a Moroccan eggplant and zucchini stew, seasoned with harissa, garlic, and cumin.
Description
This wine is made from 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc. The wine thrived in a warmer vintage, gaining power and depth largely from an intense 10 day heat wave around Labor Day, just before harvest. Although extremely ripe, the wine does maintain a great deal of freshness and mature tannin. When harvested, the grapes were completely destemmed, fermented, and aged for 27 months in an almost 1/3 split of new, first fill, and used neutral barrels. Pair it with a Moroccan eggplant and zucchini stew, seasoned with harissa, garlic, and cumin.
