2022 SAVAGE ESTATE VINEYARD

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

SAVAGE ESTATE VINEYARD - LOCATED EAST OF SILVERADO TRAIL IN CALISTOGA, THE SAVAGE ESTATE VINEYARD IS HAS EXTRAORDINARY SOILS AND AN IDEAL NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURE TO THE SUN. NESTLED BETWEEN CALISTOGA AND THE PALISADES, SAVAGE ESTATE VINEYARD SHOWCASES A DIVERSITY OF UNIQUE MICRO-CRUS INFLUENCED BY THE NATIVE VOLCANIC SOILS.

2022 GROWING SEASON - THE GROWING SEASON CONSISTED OF MINIMAL WINTER RAINS FOLLOWED BY A WARM APRIL SUITABLE FOR BUDBREAK. ­THE HEAT OF SUMMER BROUGHT THE GRAPES TO OPTIMAL RIPENESS WITH THE FIRST PICK STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 24TH.

TASTING NOTES - THE 2022 VINTAGE OF SAVAGE ESTATE IS CHARACTERIZED BY ITS FRESHNESS AND PURITY. THE WINE SHOWS A BEAUTIFUL RUBY COLOR IN THE GLASS, LIMPID AND BRILLIANT. THE NOSE IS AROMATIC AND PRECISE, WITH RED FRUIT THAT WAFTS FROM THE GLASS AT FIRST AERATION, FOLLOWED BY SUBTLE NOTES OF BLACK CHERRY AND CURRANT, CASSIS, AND MINT. THE PALATE DISPLAYS REMARKABLE ELEGANCE AND FINESSE. THE ATTACK IS DENSE WITH A CORE OF RIPE RED FRUIT, AND A RICH AND PRECISE MID-PALATE LEADING TO A PROLONGED FINISH. THE POWER, BALANCE AND MINERALITY OF THIS VINTAGE REFLECT THE COMPLEXITY OF THE VOLCANIC SOILS OF THE CALISTOGA AVA.

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COMPOSITION – 100% CABERNET SAUVIGNON       

PRODUCTION – 75 CASES

APPELLATION – CALISTOGA AVA                                                     

SOIL – LOAM, VOLCANIC

AGING – 22 MONTHS IN FRENCH OAK (60% NEW)                                           

ALCOHOL – 14.9%

VINE AGE – 25-30 YEARS                                                                             

CLONE – 337 ON 101 ROOTSTOCK

HARVESTED – SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 

PRESSED – OCTOBER 12, 2022

BOTTLED – AUGUST 10, 2024

MSRP -

(3) BOTTLE SET — $300 + $40 FLAT RATE SHIPPING

(6) BOTTLE SET — $600 + $50 FLAT RATE SHIPPING

(12) BOTTLE SET — $1,200 + SHIPPING INCLUDED