Hess Select Cabernet-Sauvignon 2008 California

A blend of 21% Napa Valley, 25% Paso Robles, 20% Sierra Foothills, 20% Lake County, and 14% Mendocino County. This diversity allows us to offer a complex wine that is a very good value.
We use traditional artisan techniques, such as using open-and closed-top fermenters and a combination of punch down and sprinkling over for gentle extraction of color, ?avor and tannins, without developing harsh phenolics. The wine was allowed to cold soak for 48 hours and spent an average of 14 to 21 days on the grape skins to develop deep flavors and color. The finished blend was barrel aged 12 months in a combination of 25 percent new French oak and seasoned oak to enhance and add complexity to the deep fruit character of the wine.
Fruit forward aromas of black cherry and ripe boysenberry follow into the palate with cedar, currant, and pepper, supple and rich texture round out the classic Hess Select Cabernet profile.

HESS SELECT WINES
Immediate Appeal. Exceptional Value.
Our 350-acre vineyard in the Pinnacles area of Monterey County provides the fruit that is the backbone of the Hess Select philosophy. Additionally, we also blend grapes chosen from some of California's greatest wine regions to produce wines that emphasize the crisp, fresh, and true varietal fruit flavors.