Treana Cabernet Sauvignon (75cl, 14.5%)

Treana Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied Paso Robles red wine bottled at 14.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Produced by Hope Family Wines under winemaker Austin Hope, it is a Cabernet-dominant blend aged in two stages. The blend is 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petite Sirah, 5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 1% Mourvèdre and 1% Syrah. Each varietal is aged separately for 15 months in 23% new and 11% once-used barrels, 77% French oak and 23% American oak, then the final blend spends three more months in 73% new French oak. The wine is racked only twice. The nose shows black cherry, cassis, blackcurrant, boysenberry, vanilla, cocoa and toasted oak. The palate is plush and fruit-forward, with blackberry, dark plum, vanilla, roasted coffee, baking spice, mocha and cedar. The finish has firm but refined tannins, with dark cherry, cocoa and cedar.