From a vineyard in the Oakville Corridor, just below Dalla Valle, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Annum (950 cases) is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc. It boasts an opaque purple color as well as copious aromas of licorice, smoked meats, camphor, graphite and oodles of crme de cassis and coffee beans. Full-bodied with sweet tannin and a dramatic, ostentatious personality, it should drink well for 15-20 years.96 points from Robert Parker, The Wine AdvocateWinery Notes:The Annum blend this year is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Cabernet Franc.Aging the 2012 sur lies with monthly btonnage has coated the tannins and smoothly integrated the wood. We aged this vintage 24 months in completely new French barrels (Taransaud and Demptos). Non-filtered.The seventh vintage of this blendit represents our version of a winemakers wine. Annum is the one red wine we make each year that allows us to select from a range of prestigious vineyards to make the best blend possible that vintage.
