2013 Goldschmidt Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Expressive and expansive on the nose, dominated by warm blackberry and cedar, accompanied by bacon fat, coastal herbs and earthy notes. Rich, broad palate with hillside dark berry fruit and ripe tannins that build in intensity but never overwhelm. Ends dry and long with cherry chocolate, pine, mint, and black licorice in the finish. Impeccably balanced.  Using techniques learned over time, Nick Goldschmidt selected four exceptional barrels of wine from the 2012 vintage. He drained each barrel over a period of two days and placed the wine in 100% new Taransaud Medium-Plus Allier for 12 months. The wine was racked and placed into another set of new Taransaud Allier barrels for another 12 months. Finally, the wine was aged in five-year-old French oak for an additional 19 months.Unfined and unfiltered. Nick hand bottled it directly from the barrels.