From the Producer: Madson was founded in 2018 by Cole Thomas and Ken Swegles, two Santa Cruz Mountains veterans whose experience includes work at Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard and a shared interest in organic farming and low-intervention winemaking. Thomas, who began as an organic vegetable farmer before working harvests in Australia and New Zealand, returned to California to establish Madson with a focus on organically farmed, site-driven wines that reflect the cool, rugged character of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Luchessi Vineyard, planted in 1981 on a steep hillside in the eastern Santa Cruz Mountains, is farmed with old head-trained vines and provides the Cabernet Sauvignon with a distinctly traditional sense of place.

Luchessi Vineyard is one of the Santa Cruz Mountains best kept secrets. The vineyard was planted in 1981 by Jorge Luchessi and consists of 3 acres of head-trained Cabernet Sauvignon. The vines are planted with 12 foot spacing at 990 feet above Saratoga on the east side of the Santa Cruz Mountains. This valley-facing ridgeline is home to some of the best mountain-grown Cabernets that California has to offer. The 2024 vintage offered near-ideal growing conditions with warm and consistent ripening temperatures. The season yielded wines that are generous, balanced, and full of character.

The grapes were hand harvested and 100% destemmed. We cold soaked for 48 hours before allowing the fruit to warm to ambient temperature and begin fermentation. No yeast was added and the fermentation occurred naturally and spontaneously. After 21 days on skins we gently pressed to 100% neutral barrels. Cellared in barrel for 18 months and cellared in bottle 6 months. 13.5 ABV%, 5 barrels produced

This Cabernet Sauvignon shows a translucent garnet color and a nose of black currant, bay leaf, and cedar. On the palate, bright acidity and firm, grippy tannins give it a lean, structured backbone, with savory notes of tobacco leaf and red plum. The finish is clean and linear, reflecting minimal oak influence and an early, careful harvest.

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