2020 Reserve Ranch 2 Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon

Fruit for this wine was sourced from our historic Beaulieu Vineyard Ranch No. 2 on the southern Rutherford bench. The 140-acre vineyard, planted mostly to Cabernet Sauvignon, enjoys optimal sun exposure and experiences cooling influences from regular morning fog, allowing for a long even growing season. BV Ranch No. 2 is known for producing full-bodied concentrated wines which highlight the appellation’s signature Rutherford Dust flavor profile.

After night harvesting, the grapes were immediately delivered to the winery where they were destemmed and cold soaked for seven days to gently ease color and flavor. During the roughly twelve-day fermentation, timely pump overs kept the skins in contact with the juice for excellent flavor and tannin extraction. The wine spent 22 months in French oak barrels giving the final wine refined tannins and beautiful toasted barrel notes.