The Grand Cask

Cabernet Sauvignon

2021 Vintage

Harvested October 13th, 2021
Brix at Harvest: 25.52
Fermented with F15 and BM4x4 oenological yeasts.
Pressed on October 29th, 2021
Aged in 100% new French Oak (Alain Fouquet “Center of France” and Garonnaise “Expression”).
Total Acidity: 7.10 g/L with a pH of 3.78
14.87% Alcohol
Sugar free (less than 0.1 grams per bottle).
No fining agents, animal products or filtering were utilized in the making of this wine.

2022 Vintage

Brix at Harvest: 23.60
Fermented with F15 and BM4x4 oenological yeasts.
1.25 g/L of tartaric acid added to stabilize the
lot and avoid spoilage.
Pressed on October 14th, 2022
Aged for 10 months in neutral French oak barrels from the Nadalie and Boutes cooperages with a portion of the lot in stainless steel.
Total Acidity: 5.9 g/L with a pH of 3.70
13.97% Alcohol
Sugar free (less than 0.22 grams per bottle). No
fining agents or animal products were utilized in the making of this wine.
This wine was filtered using crossflow technology.

2023 Vintage

Harvested September 12th, 2023. The grapes were immediately pressed to remove the skins, seeds and stems.

Brix at Harvest: 21.60
Fermented with X16 oenological yeast in 60-gallon stainless steel barrels.
On September 25th lots were consolidated and topped. Shortly thereafter each lot would be racked to remove all lees (sediment).
Aged for 6 months in stainless steel barrels before bottling on March 5th, 2024.
Total Acidity: 6.6 g/L with a pH of 3.31.
13.25% Alcohol
Sugar free. No fining agents or animal products were utilized in the making of this wine.
This wine was filtered using crossflow technology.