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Greyscale Wines @017 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Greyscale Wines

2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Napa Valley, CA
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Tasting Notes by Greyscale Wines

Dark red color, almost opaque. Soft-entry to an elegant, medium-body wine with flavors of black cherry, blackberry, red raspberries with a touch of dried herbs. A well-balanced wine with lush mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a finish that goes on and on.
Food Pairing Suggestions
Cabernet Sauvignon, bold and powerful in style, is meant for similar food accompaniments. If paired properly, it can produce the meal of a lifetime. Because of its stronger tannins, pair with fattier meats like beef steaks, beef and pork roasts, venison, lamb and hamburgers. Also serve with mushroom dishes and meals with herbs and pepper. Hard cheeses can be a nice compliment.
Composition

92% Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 year-old vines, Clone 4

6% Oak Knoll District Merlot

2% Cabernet Franc

Region

Rutherford, Napa Valley, CA


Alcohol
14.7%
Aging Potential
Will age well 15-20 years under proper cellar conditions
Accolades

Gold Medal/92 pts – ’20 Beverage Tasting Institute

“A profound rich, savory Cabernet that is build to last.”


About The Vineyard

The Cabernet grapes came from a famed vineyard in Rutherford located in the middle of the valley between Conn Creek and Silverado Trail. The vineyard, first planted in 1895 by Mrs. Thomas Rutherford, has provided grapes for many prominent Napa Valley Cabernets. The vines are 30 years old and grafted with Clone 4 Cabernet grapes that have a strong flavor intensity with excellent color, aromas and palate balance. This particular vineyard is known for producing wines with elegant, silky fruit rather than powerful, blockbuster flavors as found in some Napa Valley cult wines. Every time we taste wines produced from this vineyards we are reminded of the elegance and soft mouthfeel of the wine.


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Winemaker

Kian Tavakoli

About the Winemaker

With over 25 years of winemaking, operations and viticultural experience, Kian Tavakoli brings a stellar combination of sensory and production skills to Greyscale Wines. Having graduated with a degree in enology from UC Davis in 1992, Kian spent several years working at wineries in France and Napa Valley before he became assistant winemaker at Clos Du Val, where he ran their red wine program including the highly acclaimed reserve bottlings. Kian’s passion for Bordeaux style wines is the perfect complement to the Greyscale family wine philosophy. He has been Greyscale Wine’s only winemaker since they started in 2008.
About the Winery
Greyscale Wines
Launched in 2009, Jean and Larry Rowe of Greyscale Wines feel they are living their dream. Taking inspiration from Jean's childhood of growing up in the vineyard and their combined world travels to famous wine regions, they turned a dream of making their own wine into a reality.
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