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Wine Details
Price:
$65.00 per bottle
Description:
This fourth vintage from Marston Family Vineyard reconfirms our focus to produce the highest quality wine from our vineyard in the Spring Mountain District that we have cultivated since 1969. The stony mountain soils provide an environment that intensifies the flavors of the fruit while producing smaller fruit clusters and berry size. 2001 was a superb year for mountain grapes. A dry winter and hot spring weather led to an early harvest with yields down between 5-15%. The warm days produced thicker skins on the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and therefore significantly more flavor. With our winemaker, Philippe Melka, we chose our favorite blocks in our 50 acre estate vineyard to produce a very limited amount of only 500 cases of our Marston Family Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2001 vintage will reveal a wine that will age beautifully for years to come.
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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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