Cabernet Sauvignon Brothers Vineyard – 2014

• Our vineyard-designated “first” wine is made from Cabernet Sauvignon grown on what has proved to be the most favored terroir at the Snowden ranch.
• The Brothers Vineyard is our largest and best-situated vineyard, at 850 feet of elevation, perched at the top of our hill above Rutherford and St. Helena, with Conn Valley dropping dramatically off the backside.
• Our second vintage since returning to production after replanting, the 2014 Brothers Vineyard is showing a distinctive and powerful flavor profile of classic, California-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, highlighted by the nuances that can only come from a unique site and the variations in each new vintage.

• Harvested September 11, 2014 (Cabernet Sauvignon) and September 20, 2014 (Petit Verdot).
• Winemaker’s remarks on the 2014 growing season:  “Like 2013, the 2014 gave us a dry, warm growing year that led to an early vintage – the continuation of a weather pattern that began after the 2011 vintage and persists into the current 2016 season.  2014 stood apart for its even temperatures, with no heat waves or sunburned fruit.  We also harvested a larger crop than in the 2013 and 2015 vintages before and after.  The finished alcohols are slightly lower than those other vintages and the acidity slightly more pronounced.  The 2014 reds are savory and bright, yet delightfully light-footed and immediately accessible.”

Winemaker’s remarks on the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon “Brothers Vineyard”:  “In my experience, one sign of a great wine is its seemingly magical tendency to vanish. One minute the cork is pulled, the next minute the last drops are being emptied into a glass. My husband and I had this exact experience while enjoying the Brothers 2014 with buffalo steak.  The 2014 Brothers is utterly and gloriously drinkable! This is a classic Cabernet Sauvignon, with aromas of crème de cassis, cured meats, lavender, huckleberry jelly and blueberries. It is both sweet and savory with structured, focused length. Our family has worked so hard, with the utmost integrity to produce the wine in this bottle. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.”

• Made from 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Petit Verdot grapes.
• Vine age – planted in 2009.
• Grown on soils of Perlite (volcanic), sand.
• Fermented in stainless steel tanks, using naturally occurring yeast.
• Aged in French oak barrels.
• Aged for 20 months.
• Bottled unfined & unfiltered.

• 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot
• 14.9% Alcohol
• 736 cases made (750 ml and 1.5L)