The 2014 Roots won gold at the 2017 San Francisco International with a score of 92 Points, and gold at both the 2017 Harvest International and Virginia State Fair. The 2015 estate Roots Bordeaux-style blend is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, 25% Petit Verdot, and 10% merlot. Roots represents a sophisticated production. It will continue to mature for 5 to 10 years.
The label features a photograph of owner Kiernan Slater Patusky’s grandfather, Thomas Glascock Slater, jumping a fence on horseback at an Upperville, Virginia, farm in 1933.