2017 Cabernet Sauvignon
Price: $40/bottle
Founder's & Collector's Clubs: $30
Case Club: $32
Connoisseur's Club: $34
NEW RELEASE
91pts - "Serious, juicy Cabernet with aging potential". - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot
Fermented in 56% concrete tanks and blended after 10 months. This wine is beginning to see more consistent use of a small amount of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. As the Solaksen vineyard(nearly 50% of this wine now) is maturing the wine is beginning to show volume and texture while displaying more classic dark fruits. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Pairings: Grilled meats, peppery sauces; Cheese: Aged cheddar
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Varietal Composition | 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 7% Merlot |
| Appellation | Royal Slope AVA |
| Vineyard | Corfu, Laura Lee, Solaksen & Scarline Vineyards |
| Designation | Lawrence Vineyards |
| PH | 3.73 |
| Aging | 100% New French oak |
| Alcohol | 14.10% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Cases Produced | 746 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Washington |
91pts - "Serious, juicy Cabernet with aging potential". - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Gård Vintners is 100% estate grown sustainably at Lawrence Vineyards in the Royal Slope AVA. Lawrence Vineyards features seven distinct vineyard sites with elevations ranging 930 feet to 1,675 feet. The combination of elevation and south-facing slope provides a great framework for grape production, while the diversity of the seven locations delivers a high level of complexity to Gård wines. Lawrence Vineyards is certified sustainable by Vinewise.org.
Winemaker Aryn Morell, a Washington native, honed his skills in Napa Valley working with some of the country’s most notable producers, including Silver Oak, Joseph Phelps, Quintessa, Husic, Chimney Rock, Chappellet, Stags Leap and countless others in winemaking and the chemical engineering of wine as part of a consulting company for which he worked.
Aryn joined the Gard team as head winemaker in 2011, and spends considerable time in the winery’s estate vineyard with Josh Lawrence, Gard founder and viticulturist. With an uncompromising attention to detail, Aryn carefully crafts Gard wines with an eye toward the unique expression of terroir of the estate vineyard, and earns frequent accolades and high acclaim for his wines.
In 2014, Aryn and Gard founders Josh and Lisa Lawrence launched a winemaking facility in Walla Walla, M&L Production, where all the Gård wines are produced, bottled and aged. Aryn also makes wine for Matthews Estate, Tenor, Alleromb and Mullan Road, a Washington project for Cakebread Cellars of California.
