St. Francis Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 (75cl, 14.8%)

St. Francis Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is made from fruit grown at high elevations on sloped hillsides with good drainage, along the sun-drenched western-facing slopes of the Mayacamas Mountains. The grapes were hand-sorted and underwent a two-day cold soak before fermentation. After primary fermentation the wine was aged in French oak barrels, 80% new, where it underwent malolactic fermentation, followed by 20 months of ageing. The 2014 harvest was warm and sunny, with good yields of high-quality fruit. It is a rich, full-bodied Cabernet with aromas and flavours of dark cherry, blueberry, vanilla bean and tobacco, firm structured tannins and a luxurious, lingering finish.