Winemaker Notes
Pair with Steak and Cabernet Sauvignon go hand-in-hand, and our 50th Anniversary wine makes for a perfect pairing partner, with its rich palate and bold tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
This release stands for 50 years of sustainable practices and quality. With its full-flavored aromas of strawberry, black raspberry, and nutmeg, this wine overdelivers. There’s a density to the mouthfeel and the flavor profile delves deeply with cassis, fudge, and toasty toffee, but it brightens up due to ripe, vibrant fruit surfacing on the midpalate. Aged in a combination of stainless steel, French oak, and American oak for eight months. Happy Anniversary!
Rating: 92+
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.
A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.