Spring 2022 Allocation
I’m incredibly excited to share this new set of wines with you! The 2019 Sauvignon Blanc is such a singular white wine – driven by elegant fruit and brothy notes, with fantastic mid-palate and an insanely long finish. The second release of our Incantation blend is a show stopper and will have you firing up ribeyes on the BBQ to pair with it. And lastly, we’ve brought back the extended barrel aged Estate Cuvee, except this time, the wine stayed in barrels for a whopping 34 months. The extra 8-months in barrel produced more depth in the nose and a rounded, richer midpalate.
-Anthony Yount, Winemaker
The Wines
2018 Estate Cuvee Extended Barrel Aging
48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 11% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec, 4% Cabernet Franc
Aromas of cocoa powder, black currant and wet granite soar from the glass as notes of chaparral, dried alfalfa and anise linger in the background. Supple flavors of tamarind, soy and espresso progress to a generous mid-palate. The complex finish is driven by chalky tannins and beautifully refined acidity.
Vineyard: 100% Estate – Adelaida District, Paso Robles.
Fermentation: Destemmed and cold soaked for 6 days with daily pump-overs.
8 day fermentation with a mix of delestages, pump-overs and punchdowns for cap management. 14-day total maceration.
Cooperage and Elevage: 34 months in 225L French oak barriques: 66% new, 34% neutral.
Alc: 14.6%
pH: 3.55
TA: 7.0 g/l
Bottling Date: 26 July 2021.
Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cases Produced: 150
2018 Incantation
55% Malbec, 25% Petit Verdot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Brightly pitched aromas violet, fresh bay leaf and grafite introduce this hedonistic blend. Flavors of seared ribeye, browned butter, cranberry and olive tapenade soar in the tightly packed mid-palate. The finish is laser focused.
Vineyard: 100% Estate Adelaida District, Paso Robles.
Fermentation: Destemmed and cold soaked for 6 days with twice daily pump-overs.
6 day fermentation with a mix of deléstages, pump-overs and punchdowns for cap management.
12 day total maceration.
Cooperage and Elevage: Aged for 23 months in 225L French oak barriques: 83% new, 17% neutral.
Alc: 14.7%
pH: 3.54
TA: 7.1 g/l
Bottling Date: 20 August 2020. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cases Produced: 148
2019 Sauvignon Blanc
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Opens with a powerful nose of Asian pear, brothy white miso and Meyer lemon, with hints of white pepper, coriander and fennel pollen. Flavors of toasted macadamia, pomelo and bouillon evolve to a seamlessly textured mid-palate that is carried through the stunningly long finish.
Vineyard: 100% Estate Adelaida District, Paso Robles.
Fermentation: Foot stomped and cold soaked for 8 hours before being pressed to barrel for native ferment. Malolactic fermentation complete.
Cooperage and Elevage: Aged for 11 months in 50% new French Oak and 50% neutral.
Alc: 13.5%
pH: 3.32
TA: 6.7 g/l
Bottling Date: 20 August 2020. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cases Produced: 96
