2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Highland Blend

Our Magito Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc to produce balanced dark blackberry and restrained flavors. It has won 5 wine awards including Gold and "Best in Class" at the 2007 New World International Wine Competition, and an 8.5 out of 10 rating on Vinography.com.

950 cases, released November 2007

Blend:

60% Cabernet Sauvignon
20% Merlot
20% Cabernet Franc

Winemaker Notes:

Our Magito Highlands is a traditional "old world" French Bordeaux style blend with a touch of neo-classical artisan winemaking skills, which creates an original, yet classic wine drinking experience. The 2006 shows abundant blackberry and spice aromatics, and dark fruit flavors, with a firm tannin base. We source these grapes from vineyards at higher elevations (the Chalk Hill and Anderson Valley appellations in Sonoma County) where they grow in a cooler climate and in soils that hold less water. These grapes are more naturally regulating to the growth of the vine, and that by the time the vine is in a higher-growth phase, there is very little moisture left in the soil, and therefore, slow growth will ensue. Slower growth translates into grapes that have more concentrated flavors.