2021 Foretell One Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

Vineyard:

Properties:  Sourced from two vineyards in Napa Valley’s Spring Mountain District and one in Sonoma’s Fountaingrove District.
Appellation:  Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley and Fountaingrove District, Sonoma County
Clonal Selections:   clone 7, 4 and 337 cabernet sauvignon
Sites: North facing slopes at 1000 feet and 1900 feet elevation in the Mayacamas mountain range in west 

Napa Valley, and East Sonoma County. 

Yields: 2.5 tons/acre
100 cases produced
100% CS

Growing Season:

The 2021 vintage will be remembered for low yields with intensely-flavored, small sized berries and a smooth and uneventful harvest season. The season started off with very little rain, leading to the 2nd year of drought conditions and an early harvest. While concerning in the long term, the drought of 2021 resulted in a more natural load on the vines, requiring less pruning and dropping of fruit. The resulting grapes are packed full of flavor due to the lower yields and smaller berries
Harvest  Date: Sept 29- October 12
Harvest Brix:   26.2° brix

Winemaking:

Hand-harvested, picked at night
De-stemmed whole berry to tank
48 hour cold soak at 55° F
Inoculated with D21 and D254 yeast and fermented for 14 days with 10 days extended maceration 
Free run drained by gravity for 12 hours and press fraction blended away
Aged 22 months in French oak barrels; 80% new
Coopers: Nadalie Colbert 36 month aged Medium Plus tight grain thin stave
Un-fined and lightly filtered; bottled August 2023

Tasting Notes:

 “The blending of red fruits from the Fountaingrove side of the Mayacamas with the dark black fruits of the Spring Mountain side reveal exotic blue fruits of boysenberry and blueberry still framed by red currant, pomegranate and cassis.  The fruit takes on a leathery component with dusty cocoa powder, baking spices and caramel with notes of cedar and graphite as well.  Dense, chewy and dark with black licorice notes on the palate that linger with balanced acidity and tannin for an elegantly long finish.  Capturing the essence of mountain cabernet in its purest, concentrated, yet balanced form, the One Mountain is a tribute to this amazing wine growing region”

–Sam Baxter, Winemaker and Proprietor