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White Oak - Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
- Producer White Oak Winery
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Blend
75% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Merlot
20% Petite Verdot - Country USA
- Region California
- Appellation Sonoma County
- UPC 7 28351 88490 1
Tasting notes
Rich garnet color draws the eye, while the aromas of black currant, cranberry and bittersweet chocolate entice the nose. Hints of violet along with black fruit and well integrated oak support the mid-palate. Bright flavors and the firm tannins complete the elegant wine.
Soil
Volcanic soils, strong gravel outcroppings with 20% Serpentine soil and shale deposit
Technique
Manually harvested and picked at optimum ripeness. Hand sorted in the vineyard. De-stemmed and crushed into a stainless steel fermentation tank. Inoculated with Bordeaux and Red yeast, the wine was pumped over twice daily. Near the end of fermentation, the wine was inoculated with malo-lactic bacteria. The wine was pressed when dry in the fermenter, after which is was racked off the gross lees and moved to barrels. Aged 18 months in Bordeaux style French and Hungarian oak barrels. Racked quarterly to aid the natural clarification. The final blend was assembled and bottled May, 2015.
