Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve2014

34.99

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Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Our rarest wine, the Reserve Cabernet will age at great length and respond to the highest demands for varietal expression. The wine is based on a grape selection identified by long experience as the finest for our growing region, and grown in specially selected small vineyard blocks. It is aged at least a full year in old and new French oak barriques crafted for us in Piemonte, Italy.

Year

2014

Cellar Life

15yrs

A single, light frost at the outset of the season inflicted minor crop losses, but thereafter a pattern stabilized of moderate rain, and daytime temperatures never approaching hot ranges. In the crucial last 6 weeks of the growing season, from early September to mid-October, we enjoyed a period of consistent high pressure, with clear blue sky, warm days and cool evenings which ultimately allowed us to harvest at optimal times. A signature of this vintage is that the reds bear a higher than average acidity, extravagant texture, fragrant aromatics - gifts of the cooler season.

Fermentation 5-7 days on the skins in stainless steel
Maceration 10-12 days
Aging 12 months new and used French oak barriques
Composition Cabernet Sauvignon 85%, Petit Verdot 15%
Analysis Alcohol, 13.%
Residual Sugars, 0.3%
Total Acidity, 0.58%

Food Pairings

The great American hamburger, of black angus ground chuck, seared rare

Garlic-studded roast leg of lamb with rosemary purée

Médaillons of grilled sashimi tuna with seared foie gras

Tasting Notes

Vigorous body and palate of Cabernet - dark berry, cassis, pepper, coffee, vanilla - with great robustness and length, but also elegant balance. A vintage of fine cellar-worthiness in our rarest wine.

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