Growing Season

The 2023 vintage was marked by ideal growing conditions with a warm dry summer and an unusually cool autumn which extended the growing season well into November for some varieties and allowed the sugars and phenolics to fully synchronize and ripen with perfect harmony and balance.  

The sunny summer days, tempered by cool nights from the cool ocean breeze that flows into the valley were perfect conditions for the long maturation needed for both Cabernet and Sangiovese.  The fruit was beautifully ripe with a perfect balance of sugars, phenolics, and acidity, with intense concentration of flavors.  

Harvest 

The Sangiovese fruit was harvested by hand in late October, while the Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested 1 week later in November.  The fruit was loaded into 36 pound lugs to avoid damage, and shipped in refrigerated trucks to preserve the freshness of the fruit.

After 17 days of fermentation, the wine was aged and matured in a French oak cask for 15 months.

Winemaking

• Original Brix: 25.8

• pH: 3.58

• Alcohol by Vol. 15.4%

• Aged 15 months a seasoned French oak cask

• Bottled in February - 2025

• Molinas Cork Grade 0 (finest)

Tasting Notes

A complex wine with soft tannins and extended length to the finish, this vintage will age beautifully over the next 10-15 years.

Full bodied and supple with flavors of blueberry, cherry and dark fruit flavors with soft velvety tannins and a very long finish.