Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 La Cime Dry Creek Valley
Blending our finest blocks of mountaintop and benchland vineyards, we are able to create this La Cime (French for "the peak") with rich structure and elegant layers of flavor.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2017
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Dry Creek Valley
Vineyard Designation
Michel-Schlumberger Estate
Harvest Date
10/11-10/17/2017
Sugar
Average brix: 25.5
Acid
0.56 g/100ml
pH
3.86
Aging
Aged for 20 months in French oak barrels (25% new).
Fermentation
The grapes were crushed into small fermenters. After cold-soaking for three days to extract rich color, the must fermented on the skins for three weeks to obtain a richly extracted wine.
Bottling Date
06/19/2019
Alcohol %
14.6
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
This wine has a deep ruby color, rich aromas of black currant, plum and spice and concentrated flavors or black currant and dark plum with a long fruit finish.
Vineyard Notes
This La Cime Cabernet Sauvignon is made from a blend of the finest blocks of our mountain-top and benchland vineyards. The wide range of clones and soils gives this wine a unique complexity. Components of our estate-grown Cab Franc and Petit Verdot complement the flavor and add extra layers of structure and depth.
Food Pairing Notes
Concentrated black currant and cherry characteristics with hints of vanilla and anise. Elegant texture with long fruit finish. Pairs with prime rib, herb-crusted rack of lamb and grilled summer vegetables.