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Sketchbook Cabernet Sauvignon 5-Pack - 90pts. Wine Enthusiast

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5 - 2013 Sketchbook Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino County
 
2013 Sketchbook Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino County, 750ml 5-Pack
Sketchbook Cabernet Sauvignon is plush, dark in color, and wonderfully extracted producing a nose of black currant and red pepper flake with flavors of black cherry and sandalwood. Nestled in rugged coastal valleys, Mendocino County’s rocky hillside vineyards produce grapes of remarkable character. An area known for its simple way of life and breath-taking natural beauty, the grapes here seem to express the character of the land and culture of its people.
    
The Sketchbook wines proudly honors the wine-making heritage of Mendocino County. These limited bottlings seem to capture some of the free-spirited character of the locals themselves.
 
We could think of no better way to capture the character of Mendocino than through the eyes of sketchpad artists Bill Shields and Randy Grochoske.
 
Sketchpads close at hand, they plied the back roads, roamed with the tourists, ate with the locals, observed harvest time and ocean fishing, strolled through harbors and small towns, and recorded the striking beauty and simple charms of Mendocino.
 
Winemaking in Mendocino
Long ago, Italian immigrant farmers planted vineyards on Mendocino’s rocky hillsides. Taking root without the benefit of irrigation or trellising, the vineyards yielded grapes of remarkable character and intensity. Trial and error led farmers to those grapes varietals that were best suited to their hillside microclimates.
 
Mendocino’s benchlands and hilltops produce high-quality grapes that differ in character from the same varietals in Napa and Sonoma. The Sketchbook wines were crafted by selecting choice, low-yielding vineyards managed for flavor intensity. Careful processing in small lots nudges the grapes into complex wines with true varietal character.
 
Mendocino County
Mendocino is home of giant redwoods and craggy bluffs overlooking the rugged Pacific coast. Deep canyons usher in the fog which nurtures the agricultural bounty of the inland valleys. The mighty Russian River begins its headlong course to the Pacific from its headwaters in the northern interior valleys. A land of awesome natural beauty, just one mountain pass north of Sonoma Valley.
 
Here too, are free-thinking inhabitants, sons of immigrants, seafarers, and back-to-nature types who sought simple lifestyles far from the city. It’s the kind of place where 4-H Club members rub shoulders with tree-huggers. Where artists and surfers cherish the wild shoreline. Where Victorian gingerbread coexists with structures carved from redwood trunks.

 

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Sketchbook Wines presents their amazing Cabernet - it's gorgeous now and will improve over the next 5-10 years

Specs

Vineyards: 100% Mendocino County
Cooperage: Aged 20 months in 15% new French oak, 85% neutral oak, Redwood Tank
Alcohol: 14.5% 
TA: 0.5 g/100ml
pH: 3.73
Bottled: May, 2015

Specs

Vineyards: 100% Mendocino County
Cooperage: Aged 20 months in 15% new French oak, 85% neutral oak, Redwood Tank
Alcohol: 14.5% 
TA: 0.5 g/100ml
pH: 3.73
Bottled: May, 2015

Vendor Details

Sketch Book Vineyard

Mendocino County is a land of oversize natural beauty, free-thinking individuals, and a long wine-growing tradition. Mendocino terrior and winemaking traditions show themselves in Sketchbook's balanced and complex wines.
 
The Sketchbook wines proudly honor the wine-making heritage of Mendocino County. These limited bottlings seem to capture some of the free-spirited character of the locals themselves. We could think of no better way to capture the character of Mendocino than through the eyes of sketchpad artists Bill Shields and Randy Grochoske.
 
Sketchpads close at hand, they plied the back roads, roamed with the tourists, ate with the locals, observed harvest time and ocean fishing, strolled through harbors and small towns, and recorded the striking beauty and simple charms of Mendocino.
 
 

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