RH Phillips Barrel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon 1997
Cabernet Sauvignon
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1997
Size
750ML
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Cherry, cassis, cedar and spicy oak are the principal aromatics if this classic Cabernet Sauvignon. These follow into the mouth with an abundance of rich fruit flavors accented by subtle oak nuances. Moderate, soft tannins fill the mouth and allow the flavors to linger.
In 1973 Karl and John Giguiere (along with John's wife Lane) went home to the Dunnigan Hills farm they grew up on to settle down to the idyll life on the family wheat and sheep operation. The charm of being shepherds quickly wore off when the three discovered that sheep use almost zero percent of their brains. The sheep were fired. In 1981, they planted 10 acres of Sauvignon Blanc and Chenin Blanc; in 1983, they started their own winery. Naming their new venture after the brothers' maternal grandfather, they launched R.H. Phillips with 4,000 cases of wine. They sold every drop. Next year they sold 40,000 cases; the year after that, they sold 150,000 cases. Today, R.H. Phillips has 1600 acres of grapes on the property, and produces over 400,000 cases of wine.
MET155321_1997 Item# 4013