2005 Ascentia Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley
A deep brooding wine that shows typical Ascentia Vineyard characteristics of red cherry, cedar and cigar box, freshly tilled earth and spice.
Located in the center of Alexander Valley, the vineyard sits in the moderate zone between the cooler, southern end of the appellation, which is cooled by diurnal fogs, and its warmer, northern region. Its undulating hillsides are planted to twenty-five year old Cabernet Sauvignon, including a distinctive parcel, or block, nicknamed "The Wedding Cake," for a series of stacked, circular terraces. Unusually diverse in its terroir, the ranch’s soil is composed of an array of marine-influenced and volcanic-influenced parent materials. Together with the site’s myriad sun exposures and varying elevations, these characteristics create up to fifteen unique blocks within the vineyard. Each of these blocks is vinified separately, allowing Schroeter the flexibility to select from a multitude of styles for a beautifully layered wine.
| Vintage: | 2005 |
| Wine Type: | Red Wine |
| Varietal: | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Appellation: | Alexander Valley |
| Acid: | .60 |
| PH: | 3.82 |
| Aging: | 17 months |
| Bottling Date: | 08/06 |
| Alcohol %: | 14.2 |
Ascentia Vineyard’s Cabernet vines produce wines with a flavor and structural profile that is utterly distinct, even within Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Rather than jammy blackberry and cassis flavors, the 2005 Ascentia Cabernet tends toward vibrant cherry and raspberry fruit. This Bordeaux-like restraint, consistent from vintage to vintage, and distinct from the winery’s neighboring vineyards, is likely due to clonal selection. To preserve the character and typicity of the fruit, the wine was aged in French oak puncheons, large barrels that slow maturation and decrease the amount of the wine’s surface area exposed to oak. – Mick Schroeter
320 cases produced
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