2019 Spring Mountain District Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard

Properties: Wurtele, Bales Creek, Gantner
Appellation:  Spring Mountain District
Clonal Selections: 7,4,337,169,341
Yields: 2.5 tons/acre

Growing Season: A long, warm summer and mild finish to the season

The beginning of the 2019 growing season was defined by copious rainfall and late soil moisture. The long, warm summer saw very few extreme heat events, with foggy mornings setting the stage for vibrant and expressive wines. The long, relatively mild finish to the season, not without its moments of unpredictability, helped to preserve freshness and finesse in the fruit with abundant hang time teasing out great color, structure and soft tannins. Volume is looking to be about average to a little less than average. All in all, exceptional fruit with bright acidity and ample texture promises an amazing vintage.

Winemaking

Hand harvested, picked at night
Gently de-stemmed and whole berries transferred to stainless steel
Cold Soaked for 48 Hours
Inoculated with D254, D80 and D21 yeast and fermented for 18 days on skins
Free run juice drained from tank, settled for 24 hours, then racked to barrel
Aged 18 months in French Oak barrels, 40% new
Coopers—Nadalie, Orion, Gamba, Trueil
Composition—88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cab Franc, 4% Merlot, 4% Petite Sirah