Scarecrow, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2011 savory notes of cardamom

savory notes of cardamom

with incredibly silky tannins and great acidity

dry and solidly intense with excellent mid-palate concentration before culminating in a penetrating and mineral-suffused finish that delivers very fine length

blue berry and a bit of oak gives way to beautifully textured middle weight flavors that also terminate in a finish that displays a mild dryness though here it’s less pronounced

Scarecrow, Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:2011 savory notes of cardamomAged 15 months in 80% new French oak before blending, then a further 6 months before bottling without fining or filtration. 2000 cases produced. Winemaker Celia Welch. Bret Lopez and Mimi DeBlasio created Scarecrow in 2002 after Lopez bought a vineyard first planted in 1945 within the J J Cohn Estate. The mere 2 acres of head pruned, dry farmed vines on the Rutherford Bench remain the foundation of the wines produced here. Deep ruby colour. Intense,