2000

This blend for this vintage — made with young-vine fruit and barrels declassified from our top offerings — tilts more in favor of Cabernet Sauvignon than our Red Table Wine has in the past. It’s 90 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 percent Cabernet Franc, and 3 percent Merlot, sourced from the Klipsun, Ciel du Cheval, Champoux, and Taptiel vineyards. Aged 22 months in French oak barrels, it is a rich, medium-bodied wine filled with the aromas and flavors of black cherries, marzipan, smoke and spices. Demonstrating good balance and complexity, this wine represents an excellent value. We made 1,225 cases.

Paul Golitzin, Director of Winemaking