Grown on the slopes of the Frias Family Spring Mountain estate where rocky volcanic soil dominates. The grape for this wine were hand selected in the vineyard and then hand sorted twice in the winery to make sure only the best grapes reached the fermentation tank. The wine was aged for 22 months in small French oak barrels. This Cabernet explodes with dark chocolate, blackberry and raspberry. This wine is sweetly perfumed with ripe fruit and exotic spices such as vanilla, cinnamon, cardamom as well as cedar, cigar box and sandalwood. On the palate it has cassis as well as dark berries carries through with a mocha-berry underpinning. The silky mouth feel, yet bold structure and balanced acids highlight the glory of mountain grown fruit in this concentrated wine. The long finish of fleshy ripe dark fruit and spicy, earthy background also reminiscent of the forest floor add an element of complexity. This cab well easily age for 15 to 20 years with proper temperature control storage. Why pay $500 for cult wines when you could drink this gem for $69.99. We could only get 5 cases. Lee’s rating 95 WS rating 94