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Cabernet Sauvignon2019

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Cabernet Sauvignon

A Cabernet Sauvignon bred on the vine and in the winery for early approachability, the wine nevertheless evolves in bottle to repay patience in its consumption. Because of its vivid fruit and moderate concentration of tannins, its food pairing range is broader than expected, while still giving great satisfaction especially with rich red meats and game.

Year

2019

Cellar Life

5yrs

After a challenging 2018, this vintage is a beautiful gift to the faithful farmer. We will be celebrating this year’s growing season for many years to come, for giving us white wines of great intensity and fragrance, and reds of unquestionably long age-worthiness. The whole season was ideal, from a frost-free spring with abundant moisture, to a summer with moderate rainfall and steady warm temperature building to extended, emphatic heat, with clear skies permitting optimum pacing of picking in the early fall.

Fermentation 5-7 days on the skins in stainless steel
Maceration 5-7 days
Composition Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Aging 5 months in used French oak barriques
Analysis Alcohol, 12.5%
Residual Sugars, 0.1%
Total Acidity, 0.54%

Food Pairings

Barley soup with fresh thyme and parmigiano

Grilled strip loin of beef with green peppercorn sauce

Fine assorted cheeses and dried figs

Tasting Notes

Complex and inviting, ripened dark berry fruit woven with currant, cassis, and chocolate notes. As expected, supple and refined tannins sustain a bold but balanced finish.

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