Tasting Notes: With flavors of cassis, plum, dried herbs, and graphite, the wine envelops the palate with dense tannins and bright acidity. It is a mouthwatering and lifted expression of Cabernet Sauvignon that reflects its cool-climate origins. This wine's excellent natural acidity will make it a great food wine and the ideal accompaniment to rich dishes.
Vineyard: Vine View Ranch - Yorkville Highlands AVA, Mendocino
Vine View Ranch is a gorgeous, high-elevation vineyard in the Yorkville Highlands. The organically farmed Cabernet Sauvignon vines perched at 1,500 ft. elevation thrive under the meticulous care of Vine View Ranch owner Courtney Lee.
Winemaking: Native yeast. Fermentation in small, open-top fermenters. Aged in once used French oak barrels for 15 months. Unfined and unfiltered.
Vintage: 2021 was an excellent growing year with a mild spring and warm summer. The vintage overall showed lovely concentration and pronounced depth of flavor.
Technical Details:
Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard: Vine View Ranch
Appellation: Yorkville Highlands
Clones: 37
pH: 3.7
TA: 5.0 g/L
Brix at harvest: 24
Alcohol: 14%
50 cases produced
The Press Democrat
"Minus Tide Wines is a love letter to Mendocino County"
"Among Minus Tide’s most thought-provoking wines is its cool-climate study of Cabernet Sauvignon, with fruit sourced from Vine View Ranch in the Yorkville Highlands. Resting at 1,500 feet in elevation, the site produces a remarkably bright expression of the Bordeaux varietal, which is grounded by healthy tannins and notes of plum and garrigue (dried herbs)."
