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Cabernet Sauvignon Rattlesnake

 Cabernet Sauvignon Rattlesnake Wine Details
Price: $14.99 per bottle

Description: The second release of this limited production Cabernet Sauvignon was crafted by blending only the best barrels among various lots from two vineyards located on the Rattlesnake Hills. The Elephant Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon was bold and powerful with great blackberry flavors, while the Spring Creek showed more finesse with soft velvety tannins and bright raspberry aromas and flavors. We created this wine by blending 55 percent Cabernet from Spring Creek for the intensity and purity of the fruit character, and 45 percent from Elephant Mountain to add backbone to the wine. The addition of Malbec and Cabernet Franc brings some intense floral notes to this complex wine. This dark-hued Cabernet Sauvignon reveals an intense nose with vibrant fruit characteristics like Bing cherry, blackberry and licorice aromas. A smooth and fruity entry, followed by a medium-bodied mid-palate with refined tannins and great acidity, leads to a crisp finish with blackberry, cranberry and nutty flavors.




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