2013 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.7%
Grape Varieties 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Region Santa Cruz Mountains
Soil Limestone sub-soils
Harvest Dates 13 Sep 2013
Brix at Harvest 23.3°
Estate Grown Yes
Sites Steep Terraces and West Horseshoe parcels, Monte Bello Estate's Torre Ranch
Vine Age 42
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Malolactic Fermentation 100%
Maceration 7 days
Oak Types American oak
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Organically grown grapes were hand harvested, destemmed, retained as whole berries and subjected to 100% automated berry sorting. Fermentation used a floating cap with daily pump-overs; 1.42 g/L calcium carbonate was added during primary fermentation. The wine matured for 21 months in 100% new air-dried American oak barrels. Minimum-effective sulfur additions were 30 ppm at crush and 90 ppm over the course of aging, and the wine was pad filtered at bottling. Nine barrels were produced from 4.8 tons grown on 2.9 acres. The 2013 growing season had 20.5 inches of rain, mid-June bloom, and moderate summer and fall weather finishing early.
Tasting Notes Opaque purple; mountain fruit, tobacco, olive, iron, violets, licorice, penetrating red fruit, firm acidity, youthful chalky tannins, mountain-chaparral herbs, eucalyptus and menthol, exotic spice, toasted oak, and a long finish.
Critics Ratings 97
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Producer Information
Website
Address
17100 Montebello Road, Cupertino, CA 95014-5435, USA
Phone
+1 408.867.3233
Owner
Private ownership (founding families)
Cellarmaster
John Olney (Head Winemaker & CEO)