Winemaker Notes
The color is inky, dark garnet with a ruby rim. Perfumed, deep, spicy blackberry, cassis, anise and cedar arise on the nose. The rich, ripe black plum/blackberry entry expands into cassis, dark chocolate, and licorice flavors that finish with ample tannins and hints of truffles, earth and cedar.
Match this Cab’s deep black fruit and exquisite balance with roasted lamb, pork or beef – and with cream pastas and salmon steaks.
Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon,15% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc
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.
Extending east from the quaint seaside town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Valley’s western vineyards produce cool climate varieties such as Chardonnay and Pinot noir while its warmer, eastern end, does well with heat-loving varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Sirah.