2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
GRAND RESERVE
2023 Cabernet Sauvignon
GRAND RESERVE
Chalk Hill - Russian River Valley
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GRAND RESERVE
This grand reserve is from the renowned Chalk Hill AVA region in the Russian River Valley. It is full bodied with deep complex ripe red and blue fruit flavors with notes of Bing cherry and blueberry and aromas of black tea and cedar.
A big, silky Cabernet that has it all – beautiful now,
and will continue to evolve for the next 10 years.
Suggested Food Pairings:
Grilled steaks, prime rib, beef stews, short ribs, venison dishes, baked cod with crabmeat stuffing, hard cheeses like Parmigiana Reggiano.
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Winemaker's Notes
Winemaker's Notes
Growing Season
The growing season was long with warm summer days, tempered by cool nights from the cool ocean breeze that flows through the valley, perfect conditions for the long ripening needed for Cabernet. The fruit was beautifully ripe with a perfect balance of sugars, phenolics, and acidity, with intense concentration of flavors.
The 2023 vintage was extraordinary with a rare long growing season and this wine captures the essence of that season in each bottle. A dry year with sunny summer temperatures and an unusually cool autumn allowed the Cabernet to ripen evenly with extended hang time.
The grapes were grown in Chalk Hill AVA in Sonoma County, CA. The long and extended ripening time provided perfectly balanced fruit. These ultra-premium grapes are selected for our 'GRAND RESERVE' wines.
After two weeks of fermentation, the wine was aged and matured in French oak casks for 11 months.
Harvest
The fruit was hand harvested in late-October and loaded into 36 pound lugs to avoid damage, and shipped in refrigerated trucks to preserve the freshness of the fruit.
Winemaking
Original Brix: 25.2
pH: 3.61
Alcohol by Vol. 15.3%
Aged 11 months new French oak casks.
Bottled December, 2024
Molinas Cork Grade 0 (finest)
Tasting Notes
An opulent wine with hillside fruit, soft tannins, and tremendous length to the finish, this superb vintage will age beautifully over the next 10 years.
Supple concentrated and deeply complex flavors. This wine has finesse and is full bodied with flavors of red fruits with pronounced notes of cherry and blueberry.
Highest Grade Sustainable Cork
Highest Grade Sustainable Cork
Cork Grade 0 (rated 0-10, 0 being best)
Molinas Cork was started over 100 years ago by Pietro Molinas on the Italian island of Sardinia. Besides its beautiful beaches, Sardinia is known for its large, government protected Cork tree forests.
Today, the 4th generation of the Molinas family sustainably harvests cork from these protected trees. Different than most cork available in the market, the bark is allowed to mature an additional year. This leads to a less porous, higher quality cork, and has less impact on the forest. Throughout the entire process from tree to finished cork, quality control is strictly monitored and the trees are respected and protected for future harvests.
We only use Molinas Cork grade 0 corks for our Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve wines which allows our top premium wines to age from 5-20 years.
Watch: Harvesting Cork in Sardinia
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