Nickel & Nickel C.C. Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (75cl, 14.9%)

A 100% varietal, single-vineyard Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon from Nickel & Nickel Winery, bottled at 14.9% ABV in a standard 750ml format. Every bottling is 100% varietal and sourced from a single vineyard, designed to express the distinct personality of each site. The C.C. Ranch fruit was fermented in stainless steel tanks with regular pump-overs, followed by an extended 16-day skin maceration, then aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, with 48% new wood. The nose opens with ripe plum and boysenberry, layered with floral-herbal undertones and a subtle thread of blackcurrant, with quietly integrated cedar and oak. The palate is generous and broad, with ripe raspberry and plum on a creamy, full-bodied palate, bright cherry and cassis with spicy notes, and dusty crushed rock and dried herb. The finish is long and measured, with lingering cassis, dried herb and mineral, and polished, integrated tannins.