Limited Selection Patrick's Vineyard Selection Vintage 2017

Our 2017 Patrick’s Vineyard Selection, a Bordeaux-style luxury cuvee, is a very special wine, for numerous reasons: 1) it’s one of the best wines we make and is bottled only in exceptional vintages (2009 was the first); 2) the fruit comes from a steeply sloping, south-facing section of our Home Ranch boasting thin, rocky soils and low-yielding vines...

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  2017 Limited Selection Patrick's Vineyard Selection

  Our 2017 Patrick’s Vineyard Selection, a Bordeaux-style luxury cuvee, is a very special wine, for numerous reasons: 1) it’s one of the best wines we make and is bottled only in exceptional vintages (2009 was the first); 2) the fruit comes from a steeply sloping, south-facing section of our Home Ranch boasting thin, rocky soils and low-yielding vines bred from the finest clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot, three of the five classic Bordeaux red varieties; 3) the 2012 vintage, which allowed our grapes to mature slowly and evenly, yielded a monumental Patrick’s Red featuring an incredible concentration and depth of flavor coupled with a wonderful complexity; 4) the wine is named for proprietor Dan Gainey’s son, the fourth generation of Gaineys to work the land in our most beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. Patrick’s Red embodies the very best of Gainey Vineyard, and we are proud to offer it to you.

  Our 2017 Patrick’s Vineyard Selection is a classic, single-vineyard, Bordeaux-style blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 8% Petit Verdot. It’s a stunning wine offering an incredibly saturated ruby color; dense and fragrant dark cherry, boysenberry, blackberry and cassis aromas with hints of tobacco, tar and sweet vanilla; and rich, juicy, massively concentrated black cherry, blackcurrant, and blackberry flavors accented by pleasingly earthy, spicy, toasty and mineral tones that emerge in the wine’s remarkably long, persistent and fruitful finish. Firmly structured with round, supple tannins, the 2017 Patrick’s is a youthfully intense wine that will benefit from up to a decade of aging. Enjoy it in the near term with hearty meals featuring beef, lamb, game, stews and flavorful cheeses.

• Technical Information

  Technical Information

  • Varietal Composition: 80 % Cabernet Sauvignon 12 % Merlot 8% Petit Verdot
  • Vineyard Composition: 100% Gainey Home Ranch
  • Harvest Dates: September 29th through October 17th, 2017
  • Fermentation: Small open top tanks with daily punch-downs, 14 day maceration
  • Barrel Aging: 24 months, 44% new French oak
  • Bottled: November 20th, 2019
  • Alcohol: 14.3%
  • TA: 0.67 g/100ml
  • pH: 3.50

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Recipes for Limited Selection Patrick's Vineyard Selection

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