2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Magnum

The 2018 Kick Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon is a testament to a wonderful 2018 vintage. The wine is expressive and complex with dark red fruits bursting from the glass. The wine maintains a brightness that is complimented by structured tannins. It is at once both fresh and full. Alluring flavors of black cherry, raw cacao and black tea are woven around delightfully integrated oak.

The 2018 harvest was a record-breaking year for grape growing in Sonoma County and provided Bricoleur Vineyards with a stunning vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon. A long, mild growing season allowed the Cabernet Sauvignon to develop delightful varietal flavors late into the season. The vines at Kick Ranch grow at a North – South orientation on gently sloped hillsides and the vineyard’s rocky volcanic soils allow for wonderful drainage, stressing the vines just the right amount to bring out desirable depth and character in the fruit. Kick Ranch is Certified Sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and we are committed to the long-term health of the vineyard and its surrounding landscape

This vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon comes from Kick Ranch in the Fountaingrove District AVA. The fruit was night harvested on October 10th and delivered to Punchdown Cellars. It was destemmed and then cold soaked for two days before being brought up to temperature and going through fermentation. The fermenting juice was pumped over twice daily to help bring out deep color and rich flavors. After fermentation was complete the young wine was barreled down in early November into 50% new French Oak barrels and 50% neutral French Oak barrels where it aged 24 months in barrel. The final wine is a blend of two clones from Kick Ranch, clone 338 and heritage clone FPS 30 (Disney clone). This unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon was bottled November 16th, 2020 and was bottle aged for six months before released for all to enjoy.

Roasted mushrooms, New York steak, creamy mashed potatoes