BLUE BOOK TASTE PROFILE

Appellation: Monterey
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon


TASTE BENCHMARKS
  Profile #1
Appearance Good red color.
Aroma Rich blackberry cobler with almost no vegetal side at all.
Flavor Jammy flavors of blackberry, cocoa and coconut. Sweet round tannins.
Balance Low acidity.
PRODUCTION CORRELATIONS
Oenological Standard Bordeaux winemaking.
Viticultural Clone 337.
Terroir Almost no Cabernet is today grown in the windtunnel north of King City. The southern 30 miles of this vast long AVA aren't in the Salinas Valley at all. The Indian River is a Region 3 with rocky red dirt and no wind.