2021 Annulus Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet SauvignonWinemaker Notes This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is harvested from Block 2 of Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard, which sits on the western bench of the Oakville AVA in the foothills of the Mayacamas Mountains. Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard famously delivers fruit with lush aromatics and fine tannins. This is rich and dense, offering steeped plum, black currant and boysenberry reduction notes welded together with graphite, licorice root and walnut husk accents. Theres a

Fermented in French oak barrels

The wine's careful balance is achieved thanks to the nuanced character of the fruit

Syrah and Nebbiolo (Barolo or Barbaresco) as well as concentrated Chardonnay

It has maintained its luster and clarity

The weather conditions were ideal and allowed the grapes to ripen slowly and evenly over the course of summer and early fall

Carter Cellars History

Providence itself

winemaker Bibi Graetz crafts his wines on a hillside overlooking the great city of Florence

it is full-bodied

and it is also she who in 2010 was the brains behind Sequoia Grove Winery's newest addition to the family - the series of absolute top wines called Sequoia Grove Cambium

jellied and citrus fruits

including the famous To Kalon vineyard in Oakville