2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON: Silver Medal
SPYGLASS CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Set sail with this seaworthy wine from Paso Robles. The influence of coastal winds and deep volcanic soils will navigate your taste buds to nuanced flavors of black cherry and blackberry. Anchors Aweigh!
Winemaking
Stainless steel fermentation; 6 months barrel aging in 100% American oak.
Tasting Notes
Our robust Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon features ripe cherry aromas followed by licorice and sweet oak. The layered palate features bright red fruits with a bold framework of structured tannins. The depth of flavor is underscored by a long finish.
Wine Details
Appellation: Paso Robles
Alcohol: 13.5%
TA: .61
pH: 3.68
RS: .21%
VINEYARDS
ocated halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles along the Central Coast, the Paso Robles AVA is California’s fastest growing wine region and largest geographic appellation. With a greater day-to-night temperature swing than any other appellation in California, distinct microclimates, diverse soils and a long growing season, Paso Robles is a unique wine region blessed with optimal growing conditions for producing premium and ultra-premium wines. Thanks to cool nights, warm days, and typically late rains, Paso Robles vines tend to have a longer growing season and grapes have more hang time compared to other wine regions, resulting in fully mature fruit whose acid chemistry is kept in balance through the area’s overnight marine cooling. Paso Robles wine country is a land of diversity and contrasts that encompasses river bottoms to rolling hills and flat lands to steep mountains.
➤ Appellation: Paso Robles
➤ AVA Approval: 1983
➤ Size: 610,246 acres
➤ Planted: 28,059 acres
➤ Climate: Warm days, cool nights, late season rainfall
➤ Dominant soils: Over 45 soil series derived from granite, shale, sandstone & volcanic rocks
➤ Min/max elevations: 628 ft. / 1,980 ft.
MEET THE WINEMAKERS
Mark Rasmussen
With over 35 vintages under his belt, Mark is Sr Vice President of Winemaking and oversees all winemaking and cellar operations. He began his career in 1977 with Pacific Land and Viticulture and then went on to Sebastiani where he became the Director of Winemaking. Mark even started his own company in 1986, Global Vin and Beverage, where he was instrumental in the launch of the Vinterra and Viansa wine brands. He holds his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a graduate degree in Food and Science/Enology from Fresno State University. He loves to travel and, when it comes to wine, he’s seen it all!
Steven Decosta
Steven Decosta leads a team of talented young winemakers who focus on creating wines with character that come from premier appellations and fruit. Working to ensure the highest level of winemaking standards are met, he also oversees research and development and introduces new technology that’s implemented across the winery. Steven uses his foundation of chemistry and microbiology to create wines with a varietal focus of aromatics and flavors that consumers will enjoy. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Enology from California State Fresno. When Steven is not in the vineyard or production facility, you can find him traveling, cooking or reading philosophy.
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