Palate

The picture-perfect 2012 growing season yielded one of the most robust and
expansive expressions of our Columbia Rediviva ever. From its voluptuous core of black
cherry, cassis and baking spices to its beautiful structure and sophistication, the cabernet
takes the lead in the blend, with the syrah adding texture and weight. On the palate, excellent
natural acidity adds poise and focus to the lush fruit, with polished tannins and a cobbler-like
quality adding to the sumptuous length of the finish.

Growing Conditions

2012 was an exceptional vintage, providing ideal weather at every stage
of development. Spring was cool to temperate, with almost all of the rain falling in May and
June. July and August were dry, with beautiful weather and no extreme heat events. In the runup to harvest we had temperatures in the 65º to 70º range, allowing us to pick each variety
exactly when we wanted, with a perfect balance of sugar and acid.

Harvest

Our syrah was picked on
September 27th at 24.0 Brix and a pH of 3.5, and our cabernet sauvignon w ̊ as picked on
October 10th at 25.2 ̊ Brix, with a pH of 3.5.

Bottling

Bottled unfined.

Winemaking

After de-stemming, the uncrushed fruit was gravity-transferred to wooden
Taransaud fermentation tanks. Both the cabernet sauvignon and syrah were individually
fermented. To allow for generous extract, the cabernet spent 17 days on the skins, and the
syrah spent 13 days. Only free-run wine was selected for this bottling, which was made from
the finest lots of our Phinny Hill harvest.

Aging

The wine was aged for 21 months, in 100% French
oak with 34% of the total being new.