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2016 Santa Cruz Mountains "Mountain Select" Red Blend 1.5L Magnum
Santa Cruz Mountains AVAWinemaker Tasting Notes
"Deep purple hue. Scents of blackberry, boysenberry, bing cherry, and sage jumpstart this red blend. With time, notes of ripe blueberry and currant give a pleasing touch. As this wine lands on the palate, these profiles persist and are met with cocoa. With modest acidity and concentrated, intricate tannins, this wine has a lot to offer now but even more later given its youthful and abundant finish. Enjoy now through 2030." ~ Director of Winemaking, Bill Brosseau
Price: $155.00
It all starts in the vineyard where our winemaker, Bill Brosseau, works with our growers to balance the vines so they produce rich, flavorful, and nutritionally healthy fruit, without over or under stressing the vines. All of the fruit is carefully hand sorted, and a gravity flow process is used throughout fermentation.
In the cellars, we carefully handle the juice and resulting wine at every step, ensuring maximum varietal and site typicity. Due to the inherent concentration of the Mountain Select blend, we age it in barrel for up to three years so it can develop at a graceful pace, lending it to maximum complexity and enjoyment for many years to come.
The 2016 vintage is a blend of the following varietals from the Black Ridge Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains:
Grower: Bill Brosseau
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Club Release: November 6th, 2019
In the cellars, we carefully handle the juice and resulting wine at every step, ensuring maximum varietal and site typicity. Due to the inherent concentration of the Mountain Select blend, we age it in barrel for up to three years so it can develop at a graceful pace, lending it to maximum complexity and enjoyment for many years to come.
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Production Data
The 2016 vintage is a blend of the following varietals from the Black Ridge Vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains:
25% Cabernet Franc
25% Merlot
23% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Malbec
12% Petit Verdot
25% Merlot
23% Cabernet Sauvignon
15% Malbec
12% Petit Verdot
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
Soil: Sandy loam
Barrel Aging: 35 months
Cooperage: 100% French Oak, 79% new Production: 24 barrels
Acidity: 6.67 TA (g/L); 3.49 pH
Alcohol: 14.1% Club Release: November 6th, 2019
Drink Now Through 2030
93 points, Anthony Dias Blue, The SOMM Journal
"Deep garnet color. rich plum nose; bright, juicy and showing plum and berry fruit; toasty, long and balanced with style and finesse."
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