Cabernet Sauvignon Heart Arrow Ranch 2016
This single‑vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from biodynamic Heart Arrow Ranch in Mendocino’s Eagle Peak exudes dark, structured elegance, with layers of blackberry, cassis and plum threaded through graphite and forest‑floor nuances in a deep purple‑black hue
Tasting
- Aroma
- blackberry, cassis, plum, graphite
- Palate
- structured with balanced acidity and complex fruit
- Finish
- persistent with mineral and black pepper spice
Pairs with
- herb‑crusted lamb
- roasted wild mushrooms
- grilled venison with pepper spice
From the Archive
The Cabernet Sauvignon grown on the property comes from vines planted on a steep slope of bright red, rocky, volcanic soil. The vines struggle to produce fruit on this well-drained rocky soil, which produces tiny amounts of intense, complex fruit that we make into structured, almost Bordeaux-like Cabernet Sauvignon.
Taste: Beautiful structured wine, with great acidity balanced with complex fruit. Entry of blackberry, cassis, pomegranate, and then broader flavors of plum, earth, forest floor, black cherry, medium weight, persistent finish of blackberry, black cherry, mineral, and black peppery spice.