Nose
Floral notes reappear on the finish which is long-lived.
Palate
Plush and broad on the mouth, the 2011 Cabernet shows dark fruit, cassis, rose and warm minerals plus hints of smoke and cedar. This is a savory wine with a vibrant tactile quality, aromatic intensity and intriguing weight and balance.
Growing Conditions
Seavey's 22nd vintage of estate Cabernet, the 2011, was made from grapes sourced from the steepest blocks at the very top of the vineyard--the blocks most exposed to sunlight and with well-drained soils. The 2011 vintage was challenging as it was marked by wet and cool weather that began in the winter and continued through mid-June, and then picked up again in mid-October. Our steep hillsides allowed us extended hang time and we harvested into early November, carefully handpicking our hillside blocks in sequential rolling harvests starting at the top and working down. Multiple small lots resulted that were then separately vinified and aged. Production in 2011 was lower than usual, with only 400 cases of Seavey Cabernet produced.
Bottling
May 2013
Winemaking
Winemaking followed classic Bordeaux methods with whole-berry fermentation. In the cool of the early morning harvest, grapes were promptly de-stemmed and the berries were gently transferred into fermentation tanks. In order to carefully manage the tannins and resultant wine texture, our grapes are neither crushed nor run through a pump.
Aging
19 months 100% French Oak (50% new)
