Jada Vineyard Sawbones 2018

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Product Details


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Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
15.1%

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Winemaker Notes

A seamless fusion of the best Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah lots from Jada Estate Vineyard. Currants, blackberries, pencil shavings, and clove meet ripe strawberry, chocolate and fresh minerality. Full-bodied with balanced tannin and a persistently fruity finish, the wine is supported by plenty of acidity.

Blend: 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Syrah, 8% Petit Verdot, and 3% Graciano

Professional Ratings

  • 96
    Similarly inky colored, the 2018 Sawbones offers a more dense, concentrated style compared to the more sunny, sexy 2017. Cassis, crushed violets, graphite, and a touch of rocky minerality all emerge from the glass, and it has bright acidity, sweet fruit, and a great finish. This blockbuster in the making is based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Syrah, 8% Petit Verdot, and 3% Graciano, all aging in 95% new French oak.
    Range: 94-96
  • 94

    Caramel­ized black currants, roasted figs and smoked berries meet with a potent violet aroma on the nose of this blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Syrah, 8% Petit Verdot and 3% Graciano. Both creamy and tense on the palate, the wine offers dark fruit, French toast spice and beef jerky flavors, proving opulent and detailed. It’s a big-boned but well-structured wine. Cellar Selection.

  • 90

    The only odd man out was the 2018 Sawbones. I tried two bottles, one showing better than the other, but it has some questionable balance with too much acidity. The blend is 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Syrah, 8% Petit Verdot, and the rest Graciano. Full-bodied and quite ripe, it has bright acidity as well as notes of black and blue fruits, spice, and spicy oak. This one had me scratching my head.

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Jada Vineyard, California
Jada began as the tread of a Brooklyn kid’s dream whose father and uncle made small batches of wine in the basement of their two-family home. That dream crossed a country to be realized, but out of an immigrant child’s hope, a daughter’s love, and a son’s rebirth, Jada became the vineyard and winery it is today.

With over 100 “90/90+” wine ratings for both our Rhone and Bordeaux-style wines, 20 years later, Jada is now counted as one of the top winegrowers and producers on the Central Coast. It’s now no longer just a small family from the East Coast with a dream, but a cadre of talented winemakers, employees, and a phenomenal farming team who have sought to gain the respect of the world over with our estate wines. Don’t take our word for it, though. Take the word of the wine media and then come taste the Jada wines for yourself. It’s that simple.

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With hundreds of red grape varieties to choose from, winemakers have the freedom to create a virtually endless assortment of blended red wines. In many European regions, strict laws are in place determining the set of varieties that may be used, but in the New World, experimentation is permitted and encouraged resulting in a wide variety of red wine styles. Blending can be utilized to enhance balance or create complexity, lending different layers of flavors and aromas. For example, a red wine blend variety that creates a fruity and full-bodied wine would do well combined with one that is naturally high in acidity and tannins. Sometimes small amounts of a particular variety are added to boost color or aromatics. Blending can take place before or after fermentation, with the latter, more popular option giving more control to the winemaker over the final qualities of the wine.

How to Serve Red Wine

A common piece of advice is to serve red wine at “room temperature,” but this suggestion is imprecise. After all, room temperature in January is likely to be quite different than in August, even considering the possible effect of central heating and air conditioning systems. The proper temperature to aim for is 55° F to 60° F for lighter-bodied reds and 60° F to 65° F for fuller-bodied wines.

How Long Does Red Wine Last?

Once opened and re-corked, a bottle stored in a cool, dark environment (like your fridge) will stay fresh and nicely drinkable for a day or two. There are products available that can extend that period by a couple of days. As for unopened bottles, optimal storage means keeping them on their sides in a moderately humid environment at about 57° F. Red wines stored in this manner will stay good – and possibly improve – for anywhere from one year to multiple decades. Assessing how long to hold on to a bottle is a complicated science. If you are planning long-term storage of your reds, seek the advice of a wine professional.

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Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast.

Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA.

This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.

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