Nose

This ample wine approaches the nose with vivid notes of currant jam, sweet black plum and
candied fruit, entwined with touches of sage, spice and fine white pepper.

Palate

The rounded palate abounds with bursts of
cherry cola, ripe Bing cherry and dark baked berry fruit beneath velvety layers of cinnamon toast, cardamom and smoky
oak that sustain, supported by creamy tannins, throughout the smooth and lengthy finish.

Growing Conditions

The 2006 vintage was long and very slow, with average-size crops getting plenty of time to fully mature on the vine.

The fruit for our 2006 Cave 7 Cabernet Sauvignon was specially chosen from a collection of our favorite vineyards across
our 200 acres of estate property. The majority of this vintage’s grapes were sourced from our select blocks in Oakville as
well as the winery’s home Stags Leap District vineyard, with the remainder from our Carneros and Rutherford acreage.

Harvest

We
began harvesting these grapes in late October.

Winemaking

The fruit was sorted with an intensive process of cluster selection, then berry
selection before crushing.

Aging

After malolactic fermentation, the wines were transferred to French oak barrels, 50% new,
where they aged for 13 months before bottling in April 2008.

Appearance

Deep, opaque garnet in color.

Food Pairing

Poignantly structured and impeccably balanced, the 2006 Cave 7 Cabernet would prove a stellar companion to robust
dish, such as a grilled flank steak or a pork crown roast with mushroom-sourdough stuffing, or even alongside P’tit
Basque, a buttery sheep’s milk cheese from France. However, due to its striking complexity, the wine would shine just
as well on its own as it does with food.