The sheriff of this here town
Ty Caton used to walk these very streets, “enforcing justice.”
He wore two holsters. One held a bottle of 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, the other, a bottle of 2009 Ballfield Syrah. He never used guns or force of any kind. Instead, anyone he observed raising trouble would get a glass poured from either bottle to settle them down.
He always kept you guessing, too. Just when you thought you were in for the Syrah’s aromas of blackberry, boysenberry, and mocha, its mid-palate filled with subtle flavors of berry and pepper spice, he’d be there with tall pour of the Cab Sav. Next thing you knew, your palate would be alive with rich and robust flavors of black cherries, plums, and cassis, followed by oak notes of cedar, sandalwood, and vanilla.
For many years, Caton was hailed as a hero, bringing about order in a town crawling with crime. When he retired, we all expected the whole place to go up in flames. But oddly enough, it wasn’t two days after he’d hung up his sheriff star that peace finally settled on our streets. It was then that we realized, we weren’t a town of rabble-rousers; there were just those among us who were thirsty, those who’d do whatever it took to get a good glass of wine, even if it meant breaking a few laws.
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma Valley, Caton Vineyard
- Winemaker: Ty Caton
- Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Farming Practices: Certified Sustainable
- Appellation: Sonoma Valley
- Region: Estate Grown, Caton Vineyard
- Alcohol: 14.7%
- Production: 583 Cases
- Vintage: 2009
- Bottled: December 15, 2010
The 2009 Estate Cabernet greets the palate with rich and robust flavors of black cherries, plums, cassis, followed by oak notes of cedar, sandalwood and vanilla. The dark flavors produce a velvety and dense texture mouth feel that combine with soft sturdy tannins, followed by a long silky smooth finish.
2009 Ballfield Syrah Sonoma Valley, Caton Vineyard
- Winemaker: Ty Caton
- Varietal: 100% Syrah
- Farming Practices: Certified Sustainable
- Appellation: Sonoma Valley
- Region: Estate Grown, Caton Vineyard
- Alcohol: 15.1%
- Production: 304 Cases
- Vintage: 2009
- Bottled: December 16, 2010
Accentuated with aromas of blackberry, boysenberry and mocha, the mid-palate is filled with subtle flavors of berry and pepper spice, followed by a silky smooth extended finish.
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