A very special Cabernet Sauvignon produced from Block 8, hillside in Happy Canyon Vineyard.
From the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara AVA and Happy Canyon Vineyard this wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. The vines for this Cabernet were propagated from cuttings from the famed To Kolon Vineyard in Napa Valley. That Vineyard was the home to the Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernets. The Block that these came from are grown on a steep hillside and harvested by hand, being untouched by machines. The vines are head trained, meaning that they grow like a bush rather than a trellis using wires to hold the shoots. This type of vine is often used in warmer/dryer climates, which helps to conserve the moisture within the plant. This vine also helps protect the fruit from the elements mainly the wind and the sun. This is done by growing close to the ground, and by creating its own canopy over the fruit. These vines also produce much less fruit per vine resulting in grapes that more concentrated in flavors.
