Tasting Notes: Dark and brooding with creme de cassis, graphite, melted licorice and espresso crema.  Black currant, incense, humidor and grilled meats add to the intrigue of flavors.  Full bodied, dense and powerful, the fruit and oak spice play out on the long and toasty finish. 

James Suckling: 94 | Wine Advocate: 91

WINE SPECS

Vintage: 2022

Varietal: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Petit Verdot, 5% Tempranillo, 3% Tannat, 3% Cabernet Franc, 1% Graciano, 1% Merlot

Appellation: Paso Robles

Acid:  6.1 g/l

pH: 3.73

Bottling Date: 07/02/24 

Alcohol %: 14.3

Cooperage & Elevage: Aged for 22 months in 225L French oak barrels - 62% new.

Fermentation: 5-day cold soak with twice daily pump-overs.  12-day maceration with a mix of delestages and pump-overs for cap management.  Fermented 100% Destemmed. 

Case Production: 732

Vineyard Notes: 100% Estate - 70% Willow Creek, 30% Adelaida