2018 Flambeaux Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

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2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

Wine Specs

Vintage

2018

Varietal

Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation

Alexander Valley

Vineyard Designation

Toby Lane Vineyard

Harvest Date

October 5, 2018

Titratable Acidity

5.91 g/L

3.86

Aging

Aged for 22 months in 100% French oak, 60% new

Bottling Date

August 21, 2020

Alcohol %

14.4

2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley

A real crowd pleaser!

95 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Best of Show & Double Gold - New Orleans Wine & Food Experience

Gold - Sunset Magazine International Wine Competition

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

Aromas of blackberry, dark chocolate, and tea leaf abound in the in the first vintage of Flambeaux Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. On the palate, the mountain fruit flavor really shows itself with great mid-palate body, chewy tannins, and beautiful all-spice finish.

Vineyard Profile

Located high in the hills of the Southeastern tip of Alexander Valley sits the Toby Lane Vineyard. Tucked back off of Chalk Hill Road in a pocket of tight valleys, Toby Lane opens up to a rolling hillside where Cabernet Sauvignon is grown for our Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The gravelly clay loam soil profile is fairly thin and wines from this ranch tend to have nice, firm tannins with a darker fruit profile.

Production Notes

413 cases

Winemaker Notes

We sourced the fruit from the far Eastern portion of Alexander Valley off of Chalk Hill Road in a vineyard set back in the rolling hills. Composed of a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Flambeaux Alexander Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits a wonderful darker fruit and heavier tannin structure in a wonderful counterpoint to the more classical red-fruit profile of the Flambeaux Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. ~ Winemaker Ryan Prichard

Food Pairing

Cajun butter steak, grilled pork chops with cherry sauce, grilled veggies.

About Flambeaux Wine

Flambeaux are the dancing torchbearers of Carnival night parades. A quintessential symbol of New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition, Flambeaux represent all that we love best about wine—light flickering in a glass, complex flavors dancing across the palate, and a celebration of life.