Cabernet Sauvignon ‘1881’ Napa Valley

Winemaker

Thane Knutson

Appellation

Napa Valley

Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel

Viticulture

Harvested from vineyards across Napa Valley, this bold Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of warmer climate hillside vineyard fruit and valley floor fruit creating a wine that celebrates the region’s diversity and complexity. Grapes are hand harvested from select vineyards, both estate-grown and sourced, with vines that average 20 years old. Typical yield from these sites is 5 tons per acre.

Terroir

Bale loam soil

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Vineyard

This bold Cabernet Sauvignon is harvested from vineyards across Napa Valley, warmer climate hillside vineyard fruit and valley floor fruit creating a wine that celebrates the region’s diversity.

Vinification

The wine begins fermentation with a mix of native and inoculated yeasts. Fermentation over the course of 45 days with lees stirring twice each day. Light fining, unfiltered. pH: 3.78. TA: 6.4 g/l.

Aging

Aged for 18 months in 27% new American oak. Then, an additional five months of aging in bottle prior to release.

Features

Bottle, Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750