2003 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2003 vintage was relatively cool and spring was rainy. Two short but strong heat waves in September were followed by a gentle Indian summer that allowed the grapes to finish their maturation. This resulted in fresh and tannic wines that are close in style to classical Bordeaux wines. This bottling is a blend of 75% of our three cabernet blocks and 25 % merlot for added complexity. Every lot brings in different layers to the wine, making it very seductive, balanced and complex. One Cabernet lot was racked once but the other two were not. The merlot wasn’t racked either. Most of the wine was thus aged on its lees. As lees break down in the wine they coat the harder tannins of the grapes and the oak allowing you to enjoy the wine young too.