2017 Hanatoro Cabernet Sauvignon

2017 Hanatoro Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon
WA - Walla Walla Valley
$60.00 / 750 mL Bottle
  • Alcohol 14.5%
  • Bottling Date 7-8-18
Wine & Spirits 94
2017 HANATORO CABERNET NAMED WINE & SPIRITS YEAR'S BEST CABERNET- 94 POINTS 2017 is our 7th vintage of Hanatoro Cabernet Sauvignon, produced entirely with grapes from our own carefully tended blocks of the Octave Estate Vineyard in the Walla Walla Valley. The Octave vineyard, in leaf 11 in 2017, is reaching a new level of beautifully mature fruit expression. Octave, owned by 6 of Walla Walla's pioneering winegrowers, has quickly been recognized as some of the most sought-after fruit in Walla Walla. Hanatoro owns 3 acres of this amazing 24-acre vineyard. The farming, focused on sustainable practices, is meticulous. We grow the five classic Bordeaux varietals at a high elevation of 1250-1350 ft on a uniquely north facing slope to maximize the sun exposure at high latitudes during the summer growing season. The soil consists of a thin layer of wind-blown loess and glacial alluvial silt covering a deep bed of fractured basalt. In the afternoon the wind comes racing up the Columbia Gorge dehydrating the berries and thickening the skins while concentrating both flavor and structure. The resulting small berries are loaded with intense red, blue, and black fruit, spice and soft skin tannins contributing a big structure yet balanced with silky smooth, gentle, polished tannins yet supple on the palate. This wine tastes and acts like mountain fruit!

Notes

Blend: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon; (clone 4, 2 barrels; clone 6, 3 barrels; and clone 8/32, 2 barrels), Merlot, 7.5%, Malbec 7.5%, 14.5% alcohol

Cooperage: Aged 21 months all in tight-grained barrels from the Allier, Troncais, and Nevers Forests of Central France. 50% new oak from Taransaud, Tonnellerie Sylvain, and Seguin Moreau’s Icone Elegance and 50% 2 and 3 year old mostly neutral French Oak.

192 cases produced, available with very limited availability on great restaurant wine lists
and fine wine shops in GA, SC, NC, FL MA, VA, MO, KS and OR.

Proprietors: Steve and Karen Thomson, Kevin Bozada

Maker Name

Justin Wylie

Vineyard/Orchard Name

Octave Vineyard