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Scholar & Mason Cabernet Sauvignon

VARIETALS
Cabernet Sauvignon

NOTES

VINEYARD: The 2016 Scholar & Mason Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from vineyards located on opposite ends of the Napa Valley. The majority of the blend hails from Yountville, located on the South side. The remaining portion comes from Calistoga on the North end of the valley.

VINIFICATION:
The grapes were half de-stemmed only and half crushed, then transferred by gravity to stainless steel fermentation tanks. After a long cold soak, the must was allowed to warm and ferment with indigenous yeast. After a steady fermentation to complete dryness, the new wine stayed on the grape skins for an extended maceration to develop mouthfeel and structure. The wine was pressed off 26 days after it went into tank. Malolactic fermentation was left to complete indigenously. The wine was aged on its lees in barrel (42% new oak from the center of France) for 16 months.