46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 20% Malbec, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
A brooding nose filled with black cherry, leather, crushed rocks, lavender, and tobacco leaf. The impressive mid-palate is filled with flavors of plum, dark chocolate, and hoisin that evolve into round tannins and a luxurious finish.
Vineyard: 100% Estate – Adelaida District, Paso Robles.
Fermentation: Destemmed and cold soaked for 7 days with daily pump-overs. 5-day fermentation with a mix of delestages, pump-overs and punchdowns for cap management. 12-day total maceration.
Cooperage and Elevage: Aged for 22 months in 225L barriques: 47% new French oak, and 53% used French oak barrels.
Alc: 14.5%
pH: 3.61
TA: 6.2 g/l
Bottling Date: 26 July 2021. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cases Produced: 10