Brea Cabernet Sauvignon "Margarita Vineyard" 2022

The Margarita Vineyard is a beautiful, off-the-beaten path jewel in Paso with a long growing season.  It is located at 1,000 ft. elevation and 15 miles from the Pacific Ocean.  Some people may consider this area in California to be “too cool” to fully ripen Cabernet, but we believe it to be the opposite.  The maritime climate affords us a longer growing season to help ripen the Cabernet without it being overly ripe.  This is a more balanced expression of California Cabernet, with mild tannins in the background from the small berries.  There is also a mineral core to this wine, a common thread that you’ll find in many of the wines from this vineyard making it unique.  The uplifted seabed and calcareous nature of this vineyard helps to maintain a goodbalanced acidity in the wine. VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon SOIL: Granitic Shale, Uplifted Seabed WINEMAKING: 100% destemmed ALCOHOL: 13.5% AGING:  10 months in neutral French Oak barrelsTOTAL PRODUCTION: 3,800 Cases