Steele Cabernet Sauvignon Red Hills

VINEYARDS The Red Hills appellation in Lake County is a new AVA (American Viticultural Area). The iron-rich red soil of Red Hills is laden with obsidian a glassy black volcanic rock that glistens in the afternoon sun. Well known Napa Valley grape grower Andy Beckstoffer bought up a piece of the Red Hills AVA planting it in Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux varietals with which he is very familiar. We have been receiving clone 6 and clone 37 grapes from Andy since 2002. SEASON 2013 was a very good growing season with hardly any rain throughout the year and harvest. A beautiful spring and summer were punctuated by late season heat spikes. Harvest conditions were ideal and the conditions produced quality and focused wines. WINE STYLE & TASTING NOTES The grapes are pressed to stainless steel tank and undergo 2-3 week fermentation with an extended maceration to extract every ounce of flavor. This wine is then laid down in a combination of French and French and American hybri