2023 SWITCHBACK RIDGE VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON

TASTING NOTES

Boysenberry, herb, dark chocolate, aromas are followed by a lush and powerful palate entry. Layers of flavor with dark berries, cassis, tar, mocha, tobacco and baking spice. Long, rich and powerful with a refined beam of structure. Wonderfully compelling flavor and textures that speak to depth and complexity that these old vines are capable of. […]

SWITCHBACK RIDGE VINEYARD

Kelly Peterson is at the helm, steering her family’s legacy into its 111th harvest on their property. For over a decade, we’ve courted these grapes, asking our friend Kelly for the opportunity to someday make Cabernet from her family’s singular site. We were fortunate to get our first fruit in 2021. And in 2022 was able to begin getting small amounts oof Petite Sirah from a classic head-trained block planted by Kelly’s dad in 1956. The Switchback Cabernet is luxurious, powerful and wonderfully complex – a testament to impeccable farming and the well-drained soils of this site.

SPECIFICATIONS

AppellationCalistoga
Blend99% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Old-Vine Petite Sirah
Barrel Aging18 months, 70% New French Oak
ClonesClone 7
Rootstocks110R
SoilsBale clay loam to Cortina very gravelly loam
Vineyard ManagerMatt Hardin
WinemakerTom Garrett
Production250 cases, 10 barrels