This delicious blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Zinfandel is bursting with juicy blackberry jam and wild berry flavors. The palate is rich and deeply textured with a layered entry of fresh boysenberry pie and tangy rhubarb. The mid-palate expands into a long finish of elegantly structured tannins and chocolate mocha. A wonderful complement to rich cheeses, pizza, tomato pasta dishes, poultry with sauces and grilled red meat.

Fermentation takes place in a combination of open and closed tanks with daily pumpovers with splashscreens to increase oxygen incorporation. Extended post fermentation maceration to soften the larger than life frame.

2009 started off with a warmer, drier spring followed by a summer with average heat. Harvest concluded in late September producing evenly ripened grapes showing full concentration, balanced acid and fruit with bright flavors.