Winemaker Notes
You've just found your everyday Cabernet! This estate bottled Cabernet Sauvignon offers rich, juicy mouth-filling flavors. An easy choice for mid-week pasta and a sure crowd pleaser with the monthly gourmet group.
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Tasting Panel
Dark ruby color; smooth, earthy nose; lush, juicy plum and sweet oak notes. Supple, rich, and layered, it’s a remarkable wine at any price.
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.
Mitigated by mild Sacramento River Delta breezes, the Dunnigan Hills appellation is in the northwest portion of Yolo County and has a Mediterranean climate.