Since its creation, Cherryblock has been our flagship wine at Sebastiani. Our goal is to create a benchmark Cabernet that possesses the elegance, structure and terroir-driven aromatics only found in Cherryblock.
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The 2018 Cherryblock is a wine of great complexity, intricacy and sophistication. In the glass, the wine is deep purple with ruby highlights, and offers intense, concentrated aromas of cassis, tobacco and graphite. Flavors of black cherry fruit wash over the palate, with complex layers of cacao, cedar and tobacco. Full soft tannins complete the profile with lingering notes of herbs and spice. This wine is drinking well in its youth, but will improve over the next 10+ years.
Origin: Sonoma
Alcohol content: 13.9%
Acid: 6.1 g/L
pH: 3.56
Composition: 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 2% Malbec
The 2017 Cherryblock is a wine of great complexity, intricacy and sophistication. In the glass, the wine is deep purple with ruby highlights, and others intense, concentrated aromas of blackberry, vanilla and baking spices. Waves of rich black fruit wash over the palate, with complex layers of cedar and tobacco. The finish is framed by full soft tannins and lingering notes of herbs and spice. This wine is drinking well in its youth, but will improve over the next 10+ years.
Complex, velvety and bold, the 2016 Cherryblock delivers a great deal of intricacy and sophistication. The wine fills the glass with deep purple and ruby highlights, followed by intense, concentrated aromas of blackberry, vanilla and baking spices. Waves of rich black fruit wash over the palate, with complex layers of cedar and tobacco. The tannins from this vintage were more intense than usual due to the smaller crop size, leading us to blend in a little more Merlot than is typical. The finish is framed by full soft tannins and lingering notes of herbs and spice. This wine is drinking well in its youth, but will improve over the next 10+ years.
Complex, velvety and bold, the 2015 Cherryblock delivers a great deal of intricacy and sophistication. The wine fills the glass with dark red and purple highlights, followed by intense aromas of cassis, tobacco and black fruit. Waves of rich black fruit wash over the palate, where layers of cedar and tobacco converge. The tannins from this vintage were more intense than usual, leading us to blend in a little more Merlot than is typical. The tanish is framed by full soft tannins and lingering notes of herbs and spice. This wine is drinking well in its youth, but will improve over the next 10+ years.
Since its creation, Cherryblock has been our flagship wine at Sebastiani. The majority of the fruit (74%) came from our original Old Vines block of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in 1961. The remaining 26% is sourced from fruit from the younger vines on our estate. Our goal is to create a benchmark Cabernet that possesses the elegance, structure and terroir-driven aromatics only found in Cherryblock.
