Winemaker Notes
The 2019 Clos LaChance Cabernet Sauvignon is a garnet color in appearance. The bouquet burst with notes of plum, blackberry, and green pepper. Upon first sip, flavors of fresh blueberries, white pepper, and plum are front and center. The palate is medium-bodied, with medium tannins and light acidity.
Blend: 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, 4% Merlot
Serve alongside BBQ tri-tip, pasta with Italian sausage, or hard cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 Clos LaChance Estate Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is attractive and nicely framed on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with lively aromas of black fruit and oaky notes. Pair it with grilled fennel-infused Italian sausages. (Tasted: October 10, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.
The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.
Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.
While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.