Description
Our 2022 vintage is ready for tasting
Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot
Winemaking: After gentle hand-harvesting and destemming, the must was cold-soaked
for 48 hours prior to a 14-day maceration. The final blend was aged for 18 months in
100% French oak cooperage, two-thirds of which was new.
Growing Season: Good winter rainfall that extended into a dry early spring led to a
solid start on the 2022 growing season. An extended period of consistent summer
warmth was broken by a prolonged Labor Day heat event. Cool nights and mornings at
our mountaintop site allowed the fruit to achieve full maturity, while retaining ample
freshness and balance.
Tasting Notes: Visually enticing, with its deeply opaque garnet color, the 2022 Mueller
Family Cabernet Sauvignon leads with warm aromas of ripe cassis, vanilla, forest floor
and cedar. A touch of sweet oak on the entry leads to a dense, velvety structure we
know to expect from this site. Notes of mocha, sweet cherry, and baking spices carry
throughout the lingering finish. The vineyard’s trademark flinty, seamless structure is
evident throughout the long finish. Look for optimum enjoyment from this wine through
2037.
Harvest: September 9
