In pre-historic times, rock carried by a rampaging Russian River carved the Alexander Valley. The sedimentary rock left behind defines the vineyard soil, while the towering hills trap the summer heat like an oven.
VINEYARD
Rio Lago Vineyard has been owned and managed by the Horowitz family since 1990. Originally a small cattle operation with small vineyard plantings, Rio Lago sits at the western foothills of the Mayacamas Mountain range, and experiences one of the wettest microclimates within the Alexander Valley AVA. Planted in diverse clay-loams and silty-loam soils, grapes develop unique flavors creating wines with high levels of complexity. In the evening, the vineyard is cooled by marine air moving in along the Russian River from the Pacific Ocean. The combination of day-time heat to ripen grapes and evening air to cool them down promotes freshness, needed acidity, and phenolic ripeness, keys to producing ultra-premium quality Cabernet Sauvignon.
WINEMAKING
Grapes are hand-harvested at night, sorted, and gently destemmed. Fermentation is carried out by native yeasts and warms to temperatures peaking up to 100ºF. Wine is left on skins for 24 days, pumped over twice a day, then at peak fermentation, three times a day before dropping to once a day for the final 8 days. The wine is then gently pressed off into separate fractions for malolactic fermentation in barrel as it ages for 14 months in 50% new French oak.
TASTING NOTES
Rock Carved Cabernet Sauvignon offers succulent blackberry, plum and black currant flavors along with cedar, leather and mocha. It’s full-bodied, multilayered, and complex with balanced acidity, smooth, rich tannins and a long, lingering finish.
Fast Delivery and Professional Packaging
Our long-standing partnership with UPS FedEx DHL and other carriers around the world lets us offer a range of shipping services. Our warehouse employees will pack each item according to our strict requirements. Prior to shipping, your goods are carefully examined and securely secured. We ship to thousands of customers each day across different countries. This is a testament to our commitment to be the biggest online retailer in the world. Warehouses and distribution centers are located throughout Europe as well as in the USA.
Orders with more than 1 item are assigned processing periods for each item.
Before shipping, all ordered items will be thoroughly examined. Currently, most orders are shipped within 48 hours. Delivery time ranges between 3-7 days.
Returns
The stock is constantly changing. It's not completely managed by us, as we're involved with several organizations, such as the factory and the storage. So the actual stock may alter at any time. Please be aware it's possible your order could run out of stocks once you've placed your order.
The policy is 30 days. If 30 days have gone without a trace since the purchase, unfortunately we can't offer an exchange or refund.
The item should not be in use and must be in the original packaging. The item should be returned in its original packaging.
Related products
