Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Our Barrel Select Cabernet Sauvignon consists of what we considered to be the best barrels of 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. They were blended together and re-barreled for a total of forty months.  This Cab is full of complexity and richness.  The smooth palate has notes of blackberry and pepper with just the right hint of molasses.  The finish is strong with lingering tastes of truffle and black currant.

Still Waters farms our vineyards in specific blocks based on variety and location to produce our premium wines.  The vineyard is designed to bear low yields and is one hundred percent hand harvested.  The grapes are harvested in the early morning and processed within hours to ensure the fruit stays fresh and cold. They are in separate lots, and kept separate based on vineyard block, variety and yeast.  Some lots are as small as two barrels.  We ferment in seventy-gallon fermentors, allowing us to keep the batches small for better temperature control.  The grapes go through a two-day cold soak, are inoculated with yeast and ferment for about seven days, and are pressed at 2-4 Brix to maintain the fresh fruit qualities. The wines finish primary and Malolactic fermentation in neutral barrels. Early in the New Year they are racked into new French oak barrels for 30-40 month aging in our Barrel Room. We use 100 percent new French oak, and all of StillWaters Vineyard red wines are non-filtered.

Enjoy now through 2018

Food Pairings: roasted lamb, barbecued ribeye, tomato based pasta

Technical Notes
97% Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
3% Cabernet Franc 2007
100% Still Waters Vineyards
100% Paso Robles AVA

14.4% Alcohol by Volume
75 Cases Produced