Lucinda & Millie Organic Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
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The Chardonnay is made with 100% organic grapes grown in two beautiful vineyards in Mendocino and Lake Counties. One near Ukiah, CA, farmed organically since 1998 by Mary Fetzer and her son Tyler, lying alongside the Russian River on alluvial benchland soils. The other near Clear Lake farmed organically for more than 20 years by iconic Lake County grower Ron Bartolucci, with a combination of volcanic clay and ash, and alluvial deposits.
Lucinda, a 7 year old California Red sheep and Millie, a 3 year old Barnevelder chicken, happily coexist on one of our vineyard farms where grapes have been grown organically for over decades. Lucinda and her flock graze between the vineyard rows in the spring to keep cover crops under control. Millie and her flock are nearby gathering insects, worms and grasses to maintain a healthy, balanced farm.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Reaching up California's coastline and into its valleys north of San Francisco, the North Coast AVA includes six counties: Marin, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake. While Napa and Sonoma enjoy most of the glory, the rest produce no shortage of quality wines in an intriguing and diverse range of styles.
Climbing up the state's rugged coastline, the chilly Marin County, just above the City and most of Sonoma County, as well as Mendocino County on the far north end of the North Coast successfully grow cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and in some spots, Riesling. Inland Lake County, on the other hand, is considerably warmer, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc produce some impressive wines with affordable price tags.