Gabriel’s Horn 2021
Vineyard: Arianses, Vino Bellissimo & Rosebud Vineyard
AVA: Columbia Valley
Blend: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Syrah
Vinification: Cabernet and Syrah grapes were picked and aged separately. Syrah grapes were picked in late September while Cabernet grapes were picked in early October. Both wines were fermented in small open-top stainless steel tanks. Syrah was fermented with 20% stems in the fermenter. The fermentation was hand-mixed 2 times per day and pressed off the skins between 7 to 10 days.
Cooperage: 16 months in French oak puncheons and French oak barriques. 30% new oak.
Bottled: January 2023
Production: 165 cases