1998 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Plentiful chewy tannins and signature

Plentiful chewy tannins and signature Spring Mountain acidity provide shape and structure to the wine

fruit-forward expression rounded out with similar Bordeaux varietals

showing the tension and concentration of the vintage

This Bordeaux blend comes from grapes grown on eastern-facing slopes of our mountain vineyards

1998 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Plentiful chewy tannins and signatureSlow ripening in the 1998 vintage gave us plenty of time to get the grapes harvested at the right maturity. It also gave us time to take care of every detail pertaining to the fermentation. For example, we gave the late ripening lots extended contact on the skins. Grape acidity was initially high, but good, clean malolactic fermentations softened the flavors. The vintage is aging slowly and showing a lot of fruit character at this time. The wine is