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Estate Dollarhide Cabernet Sauvignon

Estate Dollarhide Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Details
Price: $85.00 per bottle

Description: 92 points, Wine Enthusiast Magazine. This single vineyard wine from our family owned, sustainably farmed estate Dollarhide Ranch. Full of body and structure, our Cabernet Sauvignon is masculine, robust, complex and expresses the unique terroir of our vineyard, Dollarhide. The hillside grown vines produce bold fruit with intense flavor that yields an elegant, lush wine layered with aromas of ripe berry and subtle nuances of chocolate and espresso.

Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.


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