Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Branding Iron 2009

Nickel and Nickel Brading Iron Cabernet comes from a vineyard just south of the infamous Martha's Vineyard. Very harmonious red and black fruit character with pleasant toastly oak and a lengthy finish.

The 2008 Tench Cabernet Sauvignon displays bright boysenberry and blueberry fruits, which are special characteristics of this rocky terrain. Sweet vanillin from the French oak enhances the fruit and produces a beautiful middle palate. The fine tannins from this vintage add volume and carry those ripe fruit flavors into a lengthy finish.

A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 2005 Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Branding Iron Vineyard 750ml

Vineyard Description: Planted in 1973, Tench Vineyard is situated on the eastern edge of Oakville along the Silverado Trail. The area?s red, rocky soils of clay and volcanic rock have produced many famous Napa Valley Cabernets. Nickel & Nickel

Wine Tasting NotesRound and polished, opens with a mouthful of cherry and cranberry fruit mixed with notes of herb and dried tea. Toasted oak fills the middle palate with notes of spice and smoke, while the soft tannins finish with harmony and grace.

Wine Tasting NotesThe Tench Vineyard Cabernet combines sweet blueberry and boysenberry flavors that are in harmony with a background of spice and herb. This wine is quite elegant and well balanced between the juicy fruit and the sweet vanilla from the oak. Its coating, velvety texture is expansive and refreshing as the soft, supple tannins carry the flavors into a long, sweet finish.

Vineyard Description:Named for the branding iron owned by the proprietor, the four-acre Branding Iron Vineyard lies in western Oakville, close to the base of the Mayacamas Mountains. The vineyard is comprised of well-drained clay loam and the vines