Hypothesis Cabernet Sauvignon (75cl, 15%)

A Napa Valley red wine sourced from the Money Road Vineyard in Oakville, produced by Roots Run Deep Winery. It is a Cabernet-dominant blend made using Flash Détente, a pre-fermentation process in which grapes are rapidly superheated and cooled. The wine is barrel fermented and aged in French oak barrels, with reported maturation periods ranging from 18 to 24 months depending on vintage, before blending with small percentages of Malbec and Merlot. The blend is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Malbec and 3% Merlot, at 15% ABV in a 750 ml bottle. The nose has ripe blackberry and warm plum, with violets, sweet basil, spicy oak, pencil lead and clove oil. The palate is bold and fruit-forward, with baked blackberry, dark cherry and blackcurrant, firm upright tannins, camphor and spiced dark chocolate. The finish is long and brooding, with cedar, musky earth and lingering dark fruit.