Beckmen 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
$22.00
VINEYARDS & HARVEST
The 2007 proved to be one of the best vintages we have seen to date. The well balanced growing season allowed for even ripening and great flavor development. Our Cabernet Sauvignon was hand picked in late October through early November, creating a lushly textured wine with classic Cabernet appeal.
WINEMAKING
100% estate grown fruit
Made with three different clonal selections, 15, 337, and 8, on multiple rootstocks
Individual vineyard lots were destemmed, hand sorted and gently crushed before cold-soaking for 48 hours to extract color and taste-enhancing phenolics
Fermentation took place in open tops for a period of 7-12 days, depending on the lot. The caps were punched down by hand three times daily. After fermentation, the free run wine was drained to tank and racked to barrel
The wine underwent spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrel to integrate fruit and oak character
The wine was barrel aged for 19 months in 50% neutral barrels and 50% new French and American oak
More Information
- Year: 2007
- Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region: Santa Ynez Valley
- Wine Maker:
- Vineyard: Purisima Mountain vineyard
