Winemaker Notes
High up a canyon sits a bench known to local garagistes as The Republic of Malibu estate vineyard. There, a thousand feet above the waves, the morning coastal fog surrenders to bright afternoon sun. Autumn yields a trickle of red estate juice, which is added to a neighbor's Malibu highland grapes to produce this wine.
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.
LSB252494_2005 Item# 252494