2022 11 Dams

Tasting Notes 

The 2022 11 Dams blend is tenacious and fresh, offering notes of blue fruit, turned earth and dusted oak spice on the nose. The palate is plush and concentrated with serious structure and tension. Plum, dark chocolate shavings and graphite glide across the palate, anchored by building yet polished tannin and succulent acidity.

Technical Information

• 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec, 8% Syrah, 1% Merlot
• Vineyard: Double D and Rocky Reach 
• AVA: Rocky Reach 
• ABV%: 14.10 
• Case Production: 650
• Aging: Hand harvested, destemmed and optically sorted. Fermented as individual blocks in stainless steel tanks. MLF conducted in barrel and aged on lees for 22 months in 35% New French Oak barrels. Unfined & unfiltered.

"Aromatic and inviting, it’s got a pleasing dusty character that calls to mind the Cabs from Napa’s Rutherford Bench. Mouthcoating flavors of blue fruits, cassis, shaved chocolate, sandalwood, espresso and a touch of licorice are artfully combined, set against smooth, ripe and persistent tannins. Aged 22 months in one third new French oak barrels, it’s drinking beautifully and may be at its best over the next half decade" - 94pts. Paul Gregutt

"Potent in structure but expressive, with black cherry, underbrush and mint flavors that gather tension toward medium-grained tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Syrah and Merlot. Drink now through 2033" - 91pts. Wine Spectator