Tasting Notes
2019 Cask 4 Creston District/Paso Robles 98 points SOMM Journal
A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Cab Franc, and 8% Merlot aged in 100% new French oak for 30 months. Strikingly elegant, with notes of espresso and loose tobacco. Slate runs through black plum with a bevy of violets in bloom. Chewy tannins go juicy. This is a plush and confident red.
2019 Cabernet Franc Creston District/Paso Robles 95 points. SOMM Journal
This 23-month French-oak aged 100% Cab Franc is Margene’s favorite variety and she has been making this wine for the last decade. Spiced heather, wild boysenberries, and slate are a heady combo of texture and flavor. Like a Chinon, there is a hint of jalapeño and dried oregano, with high-toned acidity and a juicy disposition.
2019 Cask 7 Creston District/Paso Robles 96 points SOMM Journal
A right-bank inspired blend of 52% Merlot, 48% Malbec from Michael’s Vineyard, aged 30 months in 100% French oak. Exotic and lush across the mouth, with velvet-lined tannins that extend sensations of dried violets, vanilla-inspired espresso and ripe, deep, juicy plum. Broad shouldered with spiced cedar and an earthy finish.
2019 Beau Mélange Creston District/Paso Robles 95 points Tasting Panel Magazine
Estate fruit creates the 18th vintage of this stellar blend, the winery’s flagship cuvée, combining 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 25% Merlot. Spending 23 months in 100% French oak, the mouthfeel is a paradigm of dusty tannins and cashmere carpet of plum and mocha. The remarkable muster of violets, cherry pie, and sweet earth is generous, vibrant, balanced and well structured.
