Year in and year out the very best Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the block of our Oak Knoll District estate vineyard surrounding the winery. The block is planted on an ancient riverbed where the soils are gravelly and well drained resulting in very deep, rich fruit flavors. The entire vineyard produces truly outstanding grapes, but we like to show off this particular block by bottling a portion separately as our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. About 50% of the 2021 vintage reserve blend was barrel fermented which allows the oak to be integrated and layered elegantly in the wine. The same barrels were then used to age the wine for 22 months prior to bottling. The barrel mix was 80% new French oak and 10% new American oak.