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Wine Description
The Story
From an exceptional site that imparts earthy, ethereal notes of power and elegance, this signature cabernet reveals intense, deep layers of crème de cassis, barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberry and freshly cut flowers that excite the palate. Incredibly long and round, it is our rarest wine, the 2002 vintage achieving our first perfect score as “a wine of enormous concentration, multiple dimensions, layers of flavor, and a sensational one minut...
Wine Information
In 2004 the Cabernet grapes from our 2 ½ acre Tychson Hill property once again developed deliciously intense flavors on the vine. To maintain the purity of the fruit, the wines were fermented in stainless steel vats and macerated with the skins for a total of 43 days. After an 18 month elevage in new French oak barrels, the wines were racked only in preparation for bottling in March 2006.
Winemaker notes from Allison Tauziet:
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