3/5/2023 0 Comments Last bottle wines![]() ![]() Once we have chosen a wine that meets the standards that our members have come to expect, we queue it to be featured for sale in our online wine store. Each bottle that we offer is hand-picked with careful consideration of every aspect of the wine. ![]() WTSO is proud to do business with hundreds of wineries and distributors online, and we are always looking for new brands to feature on our website. The must underwent a cold soak for two days and twice-daily punch-downs during fermentation, spending 15 days on the skins, full malolactic fermentation, and 22 months in medium toast French oak (60% new).īlend: 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot Harvested, the fruit was destemmed and optically sorted. Smooth and juicy on the palate with firm tannins and a flavorful finish. Deep purple with aromas of cherry, dark berries, and slate. The 2017 Cuvee is sensual and inviting and displays the deep ripe fruit flavors and minerality of benchland Cabernet. The soil moisture helped buffer the effects of a hot summer. The vines grew rapidly with the increased moisture throughout the spring and summer. Heavy rains ended the multi-year drought in the winter months and slightly delayed the start of the growing season compared to the previous year. All blocks have Freedom as the rootstock. ![]() The wine is cultivated from Block 2 planted in 2001 with clone 337, Block 5 planted in 2003 with clone 4, and Block 6 planted in 1998 also with clone 4. The deep, loamy benchland soil produces the lush fruit character for which area Cabernets are known. It has been family-owned since 1909 and making wine since 2008. Chaix Family Vineyards is a 38-acre parcel in the center of the exclusive Rutherford Bench, which runs for about three miles along the west side of Highway 29 in the Napa Valley. ![]()
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