2023 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

Multi-block blend including high-elevation sites Chevalier and La Perla. The wine pours a deep, opaque garnet-purple with vibrant youthful intensity. On the nose it is expressive and rich, offering generous layers of blackberry, cassis, and boysenberry interwoven with classic Spring Mountain dry herbs, sage, crushed rock, graphite, and subtle forest floor minerality. The palate is dark and dense in the mid-palate, delivering concentrated black fruit while remaining remarkably fresh and balanced. Firm yet supple tannins provide excellent structure and grip that feel simultaneously soft and polished, showcasing the finesse of the mountain terroir. Bright acidity lifts the wine beautifully, adding tension and preventing any sense of heaviness. Flavors expand with notes of dark chocolate, savory herbs, and the distinctive volcanic/sedimentary minerality that defines the property. The multi-block expression particularly the historic Chevalier and high-elevation La Perla contributions brings impressive complexity and harmony. It finishes with exceptional length and persistence, echoing blackberry, cassis, and mineral-driven savoriness. Overall, this is a quintessential 2023 Spring Mountain Cabernet: powerful yet elegant, structured for long aging, and true to the district’s signature balance of concentration and freshness.