2017 K Block Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard

Properties: Wurtele Vineyard
Appellation: Spring Mountain District
Clonal Selections: clone 7 Cabernet Sauvignon
Sites: Block K
Yields: 1.5-2 tons

Growing Season

The year began with abundant rainfall. Spring weather was mild, resulting in extended flowering in some areas with little shatter. Vines were vigorous thanks to the winter rains. A freak hail storm passed through quickly in June causing isolated damage. Three heat events, including one over Labor Day weekend, kicked harvest into high gear, dehydrating some grapes by early September. Cool weather arrived immediately afterward, allowing sugar levels to return to normal. Most late-ripening red grapes continued to hang on the vine and were picked over the next few weeks..

Harvest Brix: 26.4°

Winemaking

Hand-harvested, picked at night
Gently de-stemmed and whole berries transferred to stainless steel
Cold soaked for 48 hours
Inoculated with D21 yeast and fermented for 21 days on the skins
Free run juice drained from tank, settled for 24 hours then racked to barrel
Aged for 20 months in French oak barrels, 66% new
Coopers: Nadalie, Orion and Ermitage
Bottled July 2018
75 cases produced
Composition-100% Cabernet Sauvignon