Banshee Cabernet Sauvignon

”2014 continued the recent trend of hot dry and early vintages. The weather conditions have caused much understandable strife in California yet we’ve produced fabulous wines in this climate with intensity and style. As with 2013 we utilized almost all of our Bordeaux varietal blending components in the Mordecai blend and let the Cabernet speak more directly. The lone blending component is a parcel of Cabernet Franc from Howell Mountain that adds both aroma and an herbal undercurrent. The wine is a roughly 50/50 split of Napa Valley floor and Vaca Mountain range fruit marrying plush fruit with more wild structural elements. Dark plum cocoa blackberry and sage aromas with powerful well delineated flavors of dark chocolate covered cherry macerated strawberry wild herbs mineral and touch of caramel. Well balanced with fine tannins this wine is deep and multi-dimensional. Will play well for 15-20 years. Winemaking: Primary fermentation over a period of 35 days with an addi