Zdwinery Cabernet Sauvignon

– crafted from small vineyard lots spanning the napa valley. – open-top fermentation allows the cap to be hand punched every 8 hours. – vineyard lots are kept separate during fermentation and first year of aging prior to selection process. – barrel aged for two years in american oak. The 2014 cabernet sauvignon is another example of an exquisite vintage from the napa valley. This wine exhibits similar characteristics to the previous vintage with even more depth and layered complexity. Following zd’s signature style of producing bold ripe and balanced cabernet sauvignons the fruit was sourced from several small intensely farmed napa valley vineyards with their own unique terroir. Each lot was fermented separately in small open-top stainless steel fermentors and punched down three times a day to ensure an effective but gentle extraction of color and tannins. After one year in american oak barrels the vineyard lots are blended and barrel aged for an additional year befo