Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml) California Santa Barbara Pinot Noir

Trefethen Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml) California Santa Barbara Pinot NoirRich, deep red garnet color with aromas and flavors of black currant, ripe plum, and blackberry. Notes of lavender, cocoa, and leather are layered with black pepper and vanilla bean. Full bodied and intense, this wine is balanced and well structured with seamless acidity and firm tannins. This powerful wine is approachable and enjoyable now and will continue to evolve and show its personality over the next decade.

Eric’s Notes: Steady and mostly uneventful growing season with a bit of midsummer spikes of heat but nothing maddening

roasted veal chops

Ageing for 16 months in barrel

A totally compelling Climens and every bit as good as the 1988

Furmint Sec—Introduced in 2005

benefits from an ideal climate for grape ripening

The owners take great care to produce exceptional Chablis wine by keeping the lively Chardonnay fruit and the unique mineral quality imparted by the Kimmeridgian soil

ripe palate dominated by black fruits

The palate is full-bodied with a rounded mouthfeel and firmly framed tannins that end in a lush and generous finish

Steve builds texture

lots of black fruit such as Black currants

It’s lively