2019 Icaria Creek Winery RESERVE Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Notes ~

The 2019 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot aged in new French Oak (Radoux) for a period of 36 months. With captivating aromas of red fruit, dried cranberries, fig, sage, cedar wood, coffee and leather. Flavors of juicy raspberry, cranberry, leather, and fig. Sweet and juicy on the mid palate, bright fruit and super fine grain tannins on the finish that capture your attention and hold it in focus. Optimum 2025-2035, 38 cases produced.

2019 ICARIA RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

APPELLATION   Alexander Valley Hillside, Sonoma County
VARIETAL BLEND  85% Cabernet Sauvignon & 15% Merlot

FERMENTATION 5 days cold soak prior to native yeast fermentation. After a 5 brix drop in sugar a domesticated yeast is added to ensure a strong finish to the fermentation. After 17 days fermentation is complete. No extended maceration is done
COOPERAGE   Radoux Selection Barrel. ExtraTight Grain (22mm).
3 year aged wood Medium Toast. Non Toasted Heads.
AGING   50% New French Oak. 30 Months in barrel.  Bottled August 20th, 2024
SUGAR AT HARVEST   25Brix
HARVEST DATE   October 10th thru 15th, 2019
FINAL ANALYIS   pH 3.55 TA 0.65g/100ml RS 0.03

ALCOHOL 14.5% By Volume
2 Barrels Produced