Lieu Dit Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023

Lieu Dit Cabernet Sauvignon, 2023

Cabernet Sauvignon

Regular price $34.99 Special Pricing

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All orders need to be picked up in Greendale, Wisconsin.
We do not ship.

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Bright boysenberry and cedar, hazelnut, muddled berries. Concentrated, clean and elevated berries on a fresh and vibrant mineral-driven palate.  100% unadulterated, terroir driven Cabernet Sauvignon from the Happy Canyon AVA in the Santa Ynez Valley where "the soils share the tectonic history of the nearby mountains—a story that includes shallow seas and meandering rivers." Winemaker Justin Willet is a native of Santa Barbara, he focuses on Loire Valley varieties, and now also Cabernet Sauvignon.  Native yeast fermentation, bottled unfined, lightly filtered. Beautifully expressive Cabernet Sauvignon made in the vineyard, not the cellar. 

Santa Ynez Valley | Santa Barbara, California

"Our inaugural vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon is exclusively sourced from the stony, serpentine block 46B of the Santa Ynez Vineyard, tucked into the easternmost reaches of the Happy Canyon AVA. This 170 acre vineyard - planted to some 30 varieties - rests on a 1,000 acre conservation easement that will protect the natural beauty and viticultural legacy of this region for generations to come.

Destemmed to open-top stainless tanks for native fermentation; macerated for two-and-a-half weeks and managed with pump-overs. Pressed down to french barriques (approximately 10% of which were new); racked once after malolactic fermentation and again to tank for bottling. Unfined, lightly filtered."