Heitz Cellar 'Trailside Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford, 2017

Heitz Cellar 'Trailside Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford, 2017

Regular price $165.00

This 2017 vintage of Heitz Cellar's 'Trailside Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon features 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes fermented and aged separately for four years in French Limousin oak barrels. After three years of aging and careful selection, the superior barrels are blended together for bottling, resulting in a complex and mature wine. Pair with sliced prime beef and salsa verde.

  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Organic
  • Pronounced Tannins

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PAIRS well WITH

  • Hard Cheese
  • Grilled Foods
  • Red Meat

Details

From the Winery:
Since 1984, this outstanding vineyard has been part of the Heitz estate and produces one of our three, single-vineyard cabernet sauvignons. Nestled between Silverado Trail and Conn Creek on the fertile, eastern side of the Rutherford appellation, only the best blocks are selected for this terroir-driven cabernet sauvignon.

100% Cabernet Sauvignon, farmed sustainably and certified organic by CCOF and Certified Fish Friendly Farming.

A tapestry of sixteen blocks of cabernet sauvignon, planted with seven different clones, in layers of eight different soil types covering eighty five acres; our magical Trailside Vineyard is the quintessential expression of the Rutherford terroir.

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, each block from Trailside is crushed and fermented separately and remains unblended during its year in neutral oak tanks. Upon moving to 100% new French Limousin oak barrels, each lot is continuously tasted and evaluated for two years after which the superior barrels are selected to become the Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines continue to age separately by lot for one more year in barrel, for a total of four full years in oak, before finally blending together for bottling. Once in bottle, the Trailside continues to mature for another year, until its release from our cellar.

“The alluvial soil combined with a gradual slope towards Conn Creek makes this site ‘textbook perfect’ for growing Cabernet Sauvignon. We have planted the vines on an east-west orientation to evenly ripen the fruit throughout the day with dappled, gentle sunlight, resulting in small berries and ultimately, a smooth and concentrated wine.” – Brittany Sherwood, Winema

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