SKU: 03424
Ashes & Diamonds Bates Ranch Mountain Cuvée 2018
750ml
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Category | Red Blend |
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Brand | Ashes & Diamonds |
Origin | California, Central Coast, Santa Cruz Mountains |
Alcohol/vol | 13.6% |
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ASHES & DIAMONDS' Mountain Cuvée "Bates Ranch" is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the historic, four-generation-old Bates Ranch near Mount Madonna, in the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Cabernet Sauvignon grows at a peak altitude of 2,100 feet and an extreme southeast slope of 30%. A few hundred feet below, the old-vine Cabernet Franc, planted in 1972, is dry farmed in well-drained silt soils with inclusions of decomposed, iron-rich volcanic magma pushing up from below the earth. The picks of the two vineyards are staggered and then the grapes are co-fermented by native yeasts. The resulting wine is plush yet primal, with enveloping tannins and relentless length, dark fruit and the unmistakable vibrancy of dry-farmed old vines.