Odette Estate Cabernet 2022

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon is gorgeous with classic Stags leap purity and finesse in its cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as chalky minerality, flowers, and spicy, graphite-like notes. Full-bodied, concentrated, and pure on the palate, it has fine tannins, beautiful balance, and a great finish. It’s concentrated, but this is more about finesse and elegance.The 2021 vintage is sourced from our 38-acre Estate Vineyard in the heart of the Stags Leap District AVA. The soils are comprised of Boomer and Perkins Gravelly Loam with a volcanic influence from the Vaca Mountain Range. The vineyard boasts 8 different clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and Cabernet Franc with vines up to 41 years old. There were 23 individual picks from our Estate’s 32 producing acres.The must was cold soaked for four days before warming tanks up for inoculation. Maceration times ranged from 7-21 days, with ferment temperatures peaking at 95°Fahrenheit. An initial base blend was assembled following the completion of malolactic fermentation in the spring of 2022. The final assemblage took place during the third racking one year later, allowing the wine time to harmonize in barrel before final racking and bottling in June 2023. The wine aged for 20 months in 100% French oak, 75% new.