Castoro Cellars [Organic] Cabernet Sauvignon (2018)

Dark red berries, cocoa and new leather aromas show on the nose of this reliable bottling from a regional icon. There is a hefty feeling to the chalky, sandy tannins, zippy acidity and familiar flavors of dark red fruit, herbs and turned earth.

COMMENTARY: The 2018 Castoro Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is smooth on the palate and drinks easily. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows up with aromas and flavors of black fruit, dried herbs, and licorice. Enjoy with grilled short ribs. (Tasted: May 17, 2021, San Francisco, CA)

Winemaker Notes

The Paso Rob­les grow­ing region is per­fect for grow­ing Caber­net Sauvi­gnon. The fruit loves the warm days and cool nights that run through the grow­ing sea­son. Our Caber­net Sauvi­gnon is packed with black fruit and rasp­ber­ry fla­vors framed by vanil­la spice nuances from both Amer­i­can and French oak. This broad-shoul­dered Caber­net Sauvi­gnon is ready to drink now, but also has for­mi­da­ble aging potential.

Notes from our Winemaker

I was for­tu­nate enough to be able to con­struct 80% of this wine from our prized Whale Rock vine­yard. The bal­ance is from our east­side estate vines. To mit­i­gate the hefty tan­nins inher­ent in the Whale Rock Cab I incor­po­rat­ed some Mal­bec and Syrah into the blend. A long 18 months in oak bar­rel also aid­ed the soft­en­ing but you will still find enough tan­nin to reward a year or two of bot­tle age.
- TOM MYERS, Winemaker