Winemaker Notes
Rich and dry with flavors of currant, plum, and vanilla. Restrained tannins create balance and depth.
Blend: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Malbec, 1% Petite Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Generous in dark-fruit flavors and rounded in texture, this full-bodied wine is mouthcoating in concentrated tones of black cherry and blackberry. A spicy oak note don’t intrude, while this feels moderately tannic and well balanced. Best Buy.
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.