2023 Gold Digger
Tasting Notes: A perennial hedonistic elixir, this opens with warmed cherry pie, kola nut and blackberry compote. Flavors of melted licorice and fudge fill the expansive mouthfeel where toasted marshmallow lingers on the long decadent finish. Compared to our other ‘23 releases, this one is showing beautifully on release and can be drunk early.
Wine Specs:
Varietal: 42% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Franc, 12% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Paso Robles
Acid: 6.2 g/l
pH: 3.59
Bottling Date: 07/02/2025
Alcohol %: 14.7
Cooperage & Elevage: Aged for 22 months in 36% new and 64% used 225L French oak barrels.
Fermentation: The grapes were 100% destemmed with a 4-day cold soak. 10-day maceration with a mix of delestages and pump-overs for cap management.
Case Production: 255
Vineyard Notes: 100% Estate –62% Adelaida, 38% Adelaida