2024 Verdad Tempranillo - Cabernet Blend

2024 Verdad Wine Cellars Tempranillo - Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

50% Tempranillo, Martian Vineyard, Alisos Canyon - 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, Whale Rock Vineyard, Templeton Gap

The Tempranillo was harvested on September 11 at 23.1 brix and the grapes were picked in perfect condition. The Cabernet Sauvignon was harvested on October 1st and 4th with a combined brix of 24.5 and great balance.

The Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon were fermented separately and blended a year after harvest.

In the glass, the wine has a pretty purple plum color with hints of magenta. This medium-full bodied wine has lifted floral aromas of violets and ripe berries followed by black berries, mulberries and baked berry crumble flavors with brambly notes. It’s a medium-full bodied wine with an appealingly supple texture and a rounded mouth-feel. On the finish theres cocoa and fresh limestone minerality.

I got the inspiration to make this wine because the bright high acidity from this unique Cabernet Sauvignon is a perfect foil for the velvety, brooding and savory Tempranillo. The wines compliment each other to make a multifaceted, well-balanced wine.