230 Cases Produced — SORRY, BUT WE’VE SOLD OUT OF THIS ITEM!
General Statement: Made from 100% estate grown fruit, this traditional Bordeaux blend is made of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Cabernet Franc, and 11% Merlot.
This wine boasts intense and complex fruit aromas of cherry and blackberry and exhibits a beautiful deep ruby red color. Similar to the merlot, the medium toasted oak provides subtle notes of vanilla and cola. A smooth wine with bold tannins, and a finish lingering with hints of licorice and mint. 22 months in French and American oak, 38% new.
This wine shows what can be achieved from blending and the potential of Paso Robles, truly a work of art.
Source of the Fruit: 100% Madison Cellars Vineyards estate grown
Vineyard Notes:
- Rootstock: own-rooted – affording maximum terrior transference
- Location/Soil: Clay loam and loam soils, on the west and southeast facing sides of the vineyard
- Harvest Dates: September 22nd through October 15th, 2003
Winemaking Notes:
- Fermentation: Primary fermentation in open top fermenters with three daily punchdowns. Secondary fermentation in barrels. Unfined and unfiltered.
- Alcohol: 14.6%
- Total Acidity: .64
- PH: 3.57
- Residual Sugar: 0.0%
Barrel Aging: Barrel aged for 22 months in French and American oak of which 38% was new (both French and American).
Date Bottled: July 2005
Date Released: March 2006
Tasting Notes: This wine demonstrates a finesse rarely found in wines from the Paso Robles area.
It exhibits the strong fruit forward style common today, but with well integrated tannins that do not overpower, the wine delivers in a complex and unabashed manor all the bold flavors and body one would expect in a high end Bordeaux blend. This wine boasts intense and complex fruit aromas of cherry and blackberry, exhibiting a beautiful deep ruby red color.
Similar to the merlot, the medium toasted oak provides subtle notes of vanilla and cola. A smooth wine with bold tannins, and a finish lingering with hints of licorice and mint.
Accolades and Awards: not submitted due to limited production.
Aging Properties: Like all our reds, this wine improves with some aging. Although ready to drink now it would benefit from some aging and will continue to improve in the bottle for 6-9 years.
Food Pairing: A masterpiece in wine, it needs to be met with an equally elegant food partner, such as grilled filet mignon topped with julienne onions, basted with a light brandy demi-glaze and finished with melted Roquefort cheese.
