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Force Majeure

Red Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Red Mountain

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Force Majeure’s Cabernet Sauvignon is a powerful but elegant, full-bodied wine that is grown primarily along the southwest ridge of their estate vineyard, in soils that are deep and loamy but contain many small rocks of fractured basalt, concreted ash and granite from Missoula flood erratics. Coming from 14 year old vines that produce small berries with lots of power and concentration. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Vineyard

Estate managed from steep, rocky slopes at high elevations (960-1,230 feet). The Bordeaux varietals are grown on lower parts here, with high amounts of loess providing drainage before the dense bedrock of basalt. West/Southwest exposure, all harvest done manually.

Winemaking

Fermented in concrete and stainless steel with free-run juice. Aged in 75% new French oak for 22 months. 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot

Tasting Note

“Lots of cassis, graphite, chalky minerality, and lead pencil notes soar from the glass, and it’s full-bodied, with a dense, concentrated mid-palate, ripe tannins, and a great, great finish.” – Jeb Dunnuck

Color

Red

Grape Varieties

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot

Appellation

Red Mountain

Farming

Practicing Organic

Suggested Retail Price

$175

Reviews

97

"A Stunning Bottling"

Vinous - December 21, 2022

"A stunning bottling from Red Mountain, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon shows incredible flavor density and tension from this cooler vintage. On the nose, it shows off exotic spices that mingle with tar, anise, crème de cassis and violets. The palate is plush and jam-packed full of dark fruits, tobacco leaf, huckleberry coulis and mocha; refined tannins hold everything in place." -OB 10/2021

 

98

"Flawless Balance"

Jeb Dunnuck - December 21, 2022

"Another gem is the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Estate, a deep, concentrated, powerful Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon that I suspect will be up there with the legendary wines from this terroir. Beautiful cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings, and damp earth notes give way to a full-bodied effort that has a liqueur of rocks-like minerality, flawless balance, building yet polished tannins, and a great finish." -J.D 7/2022

 

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