The 2021 vintage presented us with a wonderfully structured and refined Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, with splendid aromas of ripe plum, licorice, tobacco, currant, and blackberry pie. The palate offers a plush texture, seamlessly integrated oak and dusty tannins that add definition to the rich flavors of dark berries and crème de cassis, as well as layers of sweet oak and spice. Ample natural acidity provides length and freshness on the finish.
92 Points Wine Enthusiast- "Aromas of crushed balck cherries, spiced plums and violets dominate the nose of this fruit driven Cabernet. The palate gives waves of black fruit, black peper and graphite in a medium-bodied frame-work of well-integrated oak. The finish is plush and nicely balanced, with lingering echoes of barrel spice and savory earth."
"Our Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, converges with two highly regarded Sonoma County appellations, Chalk Hill and Russian River Valley. On its eastern edge, the 150-acre vineyard borders the Russian River. Situated in a location that is part river benchlands and part hillside, the vineyard benefits from its alluvial gravel soils and the rockier soils of the hillside sections."
Our Cabernet harvest resulted in several individual native fermentations, without any commercial yeast being added, in a mix of open-top and closed-top tanks. In the closed-top tanks, the must was pumped-over, which added to palate texture; while the open-top tanks had a punch-down regimen, which retained fruit intensity. The wine was racked to 50% new French oak and underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Each lot was aged separately for 18 months before blending, barrel by barrel, into tank just prior to bottling.
