Lone Birch Cabernet Sauvignon
WHY WE LOVE IT
- 100% Estate grown vines.
- Lone Birch Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of different Cabernet blocks, each block carefully selected to produce a fruit-forward wine with soft tannins.
- Abundant fruit aromas, ripe flavors, balanced acidity, and gentle tannins.
- The mixture of new French oak with slightly used French oak and neutral French oak creates a more bountiful fruit-forward profile with a nice layer of oak that will not overpower the wine’s beautiful fruit aromas.
- Vegan friendly.
Varietal: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Elaboration: Harvested at optimal maturity, sorted using an optical sorter, sent to fermenters, cold-soaked for 48 hours, and warmed up and inoculated with several different yeast strains. During alcoholic fer- mentation, the extraction protocol was more aggressive early on to obtain most of our extraction without the harshness of alcohol; then, about 2/3 of the way through alcoholic fermentation, then tapered off to a gentle approach that allowed the fruit to be the star of the show. Once pressed, the wine was barrel-aged for 11 months in 20% new French oak, 25% 3-year-old French oak, and 55% neutral oak.
Tasting Notes: Bouquet of black currant and toasted oak leading to a smooth finish with soft lingering tannins. Approachable and food-friendly, this wine pairs well with a wide range of dishes.
PRESS
2020 – 90 Wine Enthusiast
2021 – 91 Wine Enthusiast
PRODUCER BACKGROUND
In the shadow of the Rattlesnake Mountains stands the 70-year-old Lone Birch Tree, providing shade to vineyard workers, a landmark to travelers, and inspiration to generations of descendants of Howard Miller, entrepreneur, successful realtor, and visionary. Miller, a nature lover and steward of the land in the Yakima Valley, planted the tree to inspire future generations to care for the environment, shrink the carbon footprint, make sustainability a goal of the farm, and provide a source of pride and living for generations of his family. In addition, his dedicated efforts led to the region’s wine growers’ ability to access high mountain water through the creation of the Roza Irrigation Canal.
Throughout the family’s connection to wine production, diversification of crops led Don Miller, Howard’s son, to implement the use of row crops as the family experimented with growing Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Following in Don’s footsteps, Mike founded the Airfield Estate Winery, now the home of Lone Birch Wines. Grown on over 1,100 acres with a wide palette of fruit, Lone Birch Wines, located in Sunnyside, Washington, prides itself on limited production, high quality, and good value for its patrons.