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2020 Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon
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Winemaking Notes
The 2020 Brothers is a deeply rich wine with bold, complex flavors of dark berries and cassis. The wine is bursting with blackberry, plum and wonderful chocolate and mocha notes followed by a round and seductive mid-palate and a long lingering finish. Enjoy this wine now or cellar it for enjoyment in 8 to 10 years.
Vineyard Notes
In the hills to the east of the small town of Cloverdale, Brothers spans 141 acres, nearly all planted to Cabernet Sauvignon with a small amount of Malbec at the top. The vineyard is on well-drained loam underlain by sandstone, shale, and ancient greenstone. Its elevations, surpassing 1,000 feet, and its primarily western aspect perfectly situate the vines to capture the full warmth and light of the afternoon sun, ripening Cabernet well into the chocolate and black fruit profile, with exceptional richness.
Production Notes
2020 was notable for being another dry growing season, with only a few brief showers throughout spring, milder weather through most of the year and significantly lower yields at harvest. Moderate temperatures kicked off the season in early summer, picking up into warmer days with afternoons in the 90s in August leading to ideal ripening conditions for our heat-loving red Bordeaux varieties. We harvested Brothers at optimal ripeness on September 15 & 16, ahead of the later season’s heat waves.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Alexander Valley
Acid
0.61g/100mL
pH
3.72
Aging
24 months in 100% new French oak barrels
Alcohol %
14.5
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