A Family Tradition Since 1992

VARIETY:

98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc

THE VINEYARD:

Our Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was first produced in 1992 from select blocks at our original, Oakville Estate Vineyard. A homage to the pedigree and historical significance of the vineyard, this wine has come to represent the pinnacle of Cabernet production in our cellar. We have expanded our reach into several elite vineyard locations throughout the Oakville AVA, from which we hand select 12 barrels to produce the designate, Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon when the vintage is ideal.

Today, our reach, in vineyard selections from the AVA, ranges from the western benches to the eastern mountains where access to elite vineyards such as Detert Family, Beckstoffer, Renteria, and Oakville Ranch inform this is legacy wine.

WINEMAKER’S RECORD:

This wine features a beautiful dark red and purple hue that clings to the glass. The aromatics are plush and highly perfumed with ripe black cherries, clove, cinnamon, blackberries and currants. The palate is full and expansive. There is no pocket of the mouth unfilled or escaping this wine’s sumptuous composition. The flavors captured in this Cabernet wash over the front and through to the back of the palate for over two minutes past the initial impressions.

PRODUCTION Essentials

Method | 4-Stage Pellenc Destemmed, 100% Gravity Flow To Open Top French Barriques and Small, Stainless Fermenters, Slow Cellar Temp Fermentations On Skins, 100% Native Primary and Secondary Fermentation, 100% Free Run Juice, Gentle Barrel To Tank Racking.

Aging Regimen | 26 Months, 100% New 5-Year Air-Dried French Oak, Bottled Unfiltered

Production | 250 Cases68