Red - Cabernet Sauvignon

“Our story starts in Angwin. I grew up in Angwin and attended Saint Helena High School, but left home to attend college, medical school and residency all over the United States. As we moved around the United States pursuing careers in anesthesia and surgery, we dreamed of the day when we could return to my home on top of Howell Mountain and produce wine of our own.”  Jon Larson and Angela Henszel

The 2014 Angwin Estate Vineyards “The Kissing Trees” Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet in the glass. Hints of roses and crushed purple flowers give way to aromas of strawberry and raspberry with a hint of spice. Flavors of bright red and black fruit mingle with crushed herb, cedar, petrichor and graphite. Hints of fig, coriander, and pipe tobacco blend seamlessly with well integrated tannin. The finish is long and lingering with hints of spice and fruit that seem to extend to the horizon. Our 2014 wines are a bit softer than our 2013’s, offering more fruit and a bit less structure. This difference is not due to winemaking sleight of hand, but normal vintage variation. Buy now for $75.00

Anthem 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Beckstoffer Las Piedras Vineyard is a Cabernet with heritage. Napa Valley Andy Beckstoffer’s Las Piedras Vineyard is one of his six heritage vineyards in the Napa Valley, planted to vine for over 150 years. This 22 acre vineyard produces only Cabernet Sauvignon and is located in West Saint Helena at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains. The vineyard takes its name from the gravelly river washed soil, Las Piedras translates to “little pebbles”, in Spanish. The 2015 vintage Beckstoffer Las Piedras Cabernet Sauvignon is the sixth vintage produced, with only 165 cases in total. The 2015 vintage produced exceptionally high quality fruit, with very low yields, resulting in a plush and powerful Cabernet. “This is ripe and flashy, with a range of boysenberry, blackberry and raspberry flavors streaming through, enhanced by polished structure and backed by ganache and sweet tobacco detail through the finish. Wins on fruit and there’s nothing wrong with that. Drink now through 2025. 165 cases made.” – J.L. James Suckling – 91 points

Dark plum, cocoa, blackberry and sage aromas with powerful, well delineated flavors of dark chocolate covered cherry, macerated strawberry, wild herbs, mineral and touch of caramel. Well balanced with fine tannins, this wine is deep and multi-dimensional. 96% Cabernet Sauvignon – Calistoga, Rutherford, & Howell Mountain 4% Cabernet Franc – Howell Mountain. Will play well for 15-20 years.

The wine is deep, dark red in color with aromas of black cherry, tobacco, and cedar box. This is a rich and complex hillside Cabernet with notes of earth, blackberry, and Christmas spice along with velvety tannins and a soft vanilla finish. We recommend 20-30 minutes of decanting to fully showcase its soft flavors and lingering finish of dark fruit.

DOUBLE GOLD & 95 PTS – San Francisco Intl. Wine Competition – February 2019

GOLD – Pacific Rim Wine Competition

Here’s your opportunity to help even more. 25% of each sale of the Compassion without Borders Wine goes directly to the Compassion without Borders non-profit group. Compassion without Borders focus their passionate efforts in Mexico and the Central Valley of California where the need is the greatest and where animals are the very least likely to be helped due to financial, geographic, and cultural barriers.  Their stunning label is paired with our outstanding 2015 Sonoma County red wine, selected from Brenda Lynch’s best barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon. Tight aromas of new French oak and hints of red and black fruits signal the wine’s youth. Bright fruit flavors combine with caramel and toasty oak in a structured mid palette that explodes into a chewy, dense finish with sweet, ripe tannins. Drinks great now!