The most complex and ageable vintage of Mother of Exiles we’ve ever made, this powerhouse offers a hypnotic nose filled with violets, red currant, dusty leather, black cherry, oolong tea, and cigar box. The palate is overflowing with flavors of plum, olallieberry, nutmeg, clove, seared ribeye, and Pamplona chorizo. It fills the mid-palate with an elegance that can only be likened to the texture of a silk scarf, yet it finishes with crunchy tannins that will help this beauty lay down for a decade or more – but why wait? 

Wine Enthusiast: 96

WINE SPECS

Vintage: 2016

Varietal: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc

Appellation: Paso Robles

Acid: 6.4 g/l

pH: 3.63

Bottling Date: 7/16/2018. Bottled unfiltered

Alcohol %: 14.2

Cooperage & Elevation: Aged for 22 months in 225L French oak barrels: 68% new, 32% used

Fermentation: Once daily delestages with ice during 5-day cold soak, then feral fermented with once daily pump-overs. Fermented 100% de-stemmed

Case Production: 1016

Vineyard Notes: 100% Estate – Willow Creek District Paso Robles