This 35-acre vineyard, planted to cabernet sauvignon in 1991, rests at an average elevation of 1,000 feet. Wurtele Vineyard is unusual in that exposures are circular around a crested knoll of the mountain. This formation provides a variety of vine orientations with varying intensities of tannin. Two-thirds of the vineyard is terraced. The trellises are three-quarters Vertical Shoot Positioning, and one-quarter Geneva Double Curtain.

This 100% estate Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wurtele Vineyard is the finest wine produced by Terra Valentine and will only get better with age. The nose opens with notes of black currant and cassis followed by subtle hints of mint, anise, black spice and dark earthy chocolate tones backed by huge, black, jammy fruits. Rich black fruit balanced with full bodied tannins fill the mouth and chocolate espresso tones back the long fruit finish.

This wine was rated a very prestigious 96 points by the Wine Enthusiast - 750 Cases Produced

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