2016 Bonny's Vineyard Cabernet Magnum
The 2016 vintage has lived up to this great year’s expectations. And, as always with Bonny’s Vineyard, intense, concentrated fruit at moderate alcohol levels are what make the wine immediately enjoyable and also built for long-term aging. Out of the bottle, the nose displays ripe blackberry and currant, followed by a distinct note of eucalyptus. Three years in new American oak help layer in complex flavors of vanilla and caramel, along with a little clove, cardamom, and exotic spice.
Tasting Notes
The 2016 vintage has lived up to this great year’s expectations. And, as always with Bonny’s Vineyard, intense, concentrated fruit at moderate alcohol levels are what make the wine immediately enjoyable and also built for long-term aging. Out of the bottle, the nose displays ripe blackberry and currant, followed by a distinct note of eucalyptus. Three years in new American oak help layer in complex flavors of vanilla and caramel, along with a little clove, cardamom, and exotic spice.
Vineyard Designation
Bonny's Vineyard
Vineyard Notes
2016 was the last of four long years of drought which had a profound impact on the grapevines growing conditions. With little water in the ground the vines started their growing season earlier each year during the drought. 2016 was by far the earliest we had seen vines bud out in over a decade but luckily there was no frost in the Spring. The Summer was moderate allowing plenty of hang time into the Fall even with an early harvest. The smaller crop load allowed generous fruit flavor development in the vineyard.
Production Notes
The Cabernet fruit was hand-picked into macro bins, then sorted and de-stemmed and crushed into a stainless steel tank. Cold soaking was carried out over 24 hours, and the must was inoculated and pumped over one to three times per day depending on the stage of fermentation, then pressed before finishing primary fermentation. Once dry, the wine was racked to barrel and inoculated for malolactic fermentation. It was racked again at the conclusion of secondary fermentation and twice more before bottling. Though it was filtered, owing to its time in barrel, fining was not necessary.
Pairings
While it would be foolhardy to serve a standing rib roast without Bonny’s, you couldn’t go wrong with something equally decadent, like a perfectly grilled porterhouse or an herb-infused rack of lamb
Other Notes
Formats:
750ml Bottle
1.5L Magnum
3L Jeroboam
3-Bottle Wooden Collector's Box
6-Bottle Wooden Collector's Box
| Vintage |
2016 |
| Wine Style |
Red Wine |
| Varietal |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Varietal Composition |
100%
Cabernet Sauvignon
|
| Appellation |
Oakville |
| Barrel Aging |
36 Months
100%
American oak
|
| Alcohol % |
13.6 |
| Size |
1.5 L |
