Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit and ripe plum appear with vegetal notes in this bold California red. Merlot and Malbec are blended with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Fruit comes from the Yorkville Highlands in Mendocino County. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in open-top vessels with manual punch-downs. The wine is pressed to neutral barrels, aged for ten months and racked once. Alcohol is fourteen percent.

Tart and ripe red fruit meet black fruit, thyme and rosemary, with vibrant acidity and a crunchy texture. The blend combines 85 percent Sangiovese with 15 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel before maturation in French oak. The vines average about twenty years old, and selected fruit is harvested by hand in early October.

Blackcurrant, ripe plum and dark cherry form a concentrated aromatic profile. Vanilla, cedar and warm spice are also present. The Cabernet Sauvignon spends a year in French oak. It is intense and structured, while the palate is powerful and composed. The tannins are firm and polished, and the finish is long and expressive. Fruit comes from the Maipo Valley in Chile.

Grenache, Cariñena, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon form the red blend, with fruit drawn from estate vineyards around El Molar. Ripe fruit appears with balsamic detail, aromatic herbs and light toast. Smoke, stone and iron accompany strawberry preserves, red liquorice, violet and cured tobacco. The palate has volume and balance, with chalky tannins providing weight and focus. The finish is long and persistent.

Blackberry, dark cherry and cassis accompany mint leaf, black pepper and cocoa nib. Concentrated black fruit appears with dark chocolate, vanilla and a herbaceous note. The finish is firm and lingering, with smooth tannins, mint and dark fruit. The grapes come from Eugenio Bustos in Mendoza’s Uco Valley, and the wine is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cherry, pomegranate and a touch of liquorice accompany ripe fruit. The palate is juicy and fresh, with supple tannins and a light spritz when first opened. Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache and Syrah grow on limestone in Catalonia. The wine is made without fining or filtration and without added sulphur. It is a red wine from Conca de Barberà.

Dark fruit, cinnamon, cacao and pine appear in this red wine from Penedès. It is made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are harvested by hand in boxes and destemmed immediately. The must macerates with skins for twenty days before draining without pressing. Fermentation finishes in temperature-controlled stainless steel, and the wine spends at least eleven months in amphora.

Green pepper, garden herb and orange peel meet smoke and mesquite. The medium-bodied palate adds silky tannins, bright red berries and savoury tones, with Bing cherry, red currant, sweet tobacco, milk chocolate and a floral note. Fruit comes from the Wahluke Slope in Washington, where the vineyards grow on sandy soils. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot make up the blend. An inky core with browning at the edges accompanies plum, purple fruit, sour plum, prune, bitter coffee, cassis, toasted oak and Christmas-cake spice. The fruit is grown on the family estate on the Gallipoli Peninsula, and maturation lasts twelve months in new French oak.

Inky purple-red in colour, the wine has raspberry and cherry-candy aromas. Black raspberry, blueberry and black cherry appear with spice, mint, eucalyptus and a hint of oak. The palate is youthful and rich, with slippery tannins and balanced structure. Shiraz accounts for fifty-four percent of the blend, while Cabernet Sauvignon makes up the remaining forty-six percent. Alcohol reaches fourteen and a half percent.