Textbook Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
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A blend of 88% cabernet sauvignon 12% merlot (80% oak knoll 10% rutherford 10% oakville district) cold soaked for 2 days in open-top temperature-controlled fermenters. Fermentation started with indigenous yeasts and finished with cultured yeasts with two daily punch downs. Malo-lactic fermentation and 14 months aging in all french oak barrels (30% new). Red purple color with well formed legs; dry medium-bodied with balanced acidity and medium-plus phenolics. Dusty tobacco-scented red and a bit of black fruit cabernet sauvignon offering oak and earth with notes of cedar and spice. Bearscore: 91.
A blend of 88% cabernet sauvignon 12% merlot (80% oak knoll 10% rutherford 10% oakville district) cold soaked for 2 days in open-top temperature-controlled fermenters. Fermentation started with indigenous yeasts and finished with cultured yeasts with two daily punch downs. Malo-lactic fermentation and 14 months aging in all french oak barrels (30% new). Red purple color with well formed legs; dry medium-bodied with balanced acidity and medium-plus phenolics. Dusty tobacco-scented red and a bit of black fruit cabernet sauvignon offering oak and earth with notes of cedar and spice. Bearscore: 91.