2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Caldwell Vineyard

VINEYARD:

The 2021 Wäldele Family Wines Caldwell Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% varietal from three blocks on the upper parts of the property from clones 337, 338 and 341.

HARVEST/WINEMAKING:

It was cold soaked for 6 days before fermentation started, in a stainless steel tank with a maximum of three pump overs a day (less towards the end of fermentation). It was drained and then pressed in a basket press with the amount of pressing based on texture and taste. It went through secondary fermentation in barrel (70% new French oak), was aged for two years and racked twice before it was bottled.

CHARACTERISTICS:

This wine is deep ruby and opaque in the glass; the bouquet offers aromas of dark cherry, blueberry, dark raspberry, blackberry and a note of chocolate. Its aromas are well endowed but not opulent. The juicy palate is dark fruited with flavors of dark plum, blackberry and boysenberry. The broadly distributed youthful tannins are grippy, pixelated and very long lasting. This wine is going to have a long life ahead of it with the proper aging.