Brehm Fruit - Cabernet Sauvignon - Plum Ridge Vineyards, Sonoma Valley AVA, CA 2019

1986 was the beginning of Plum Ridge Vineyard. It was conceived and planned to produce Bordeaux varietals of exceptional quality. The land is almost all "hillside" and ranges in elevation from 1300 to 1800 feet. The vineyard is on a crest overlooking the "Valley of the Moon" and San Pablo Bay due East of the town of Santa Rosa. Almost 80 acres of hillsides and hilltops comprise the setting for six distinct vineyard plots of eight varietals. This is a stunning vineyard with the potential for exceptional wine. Cabernet Sauvignon is the core grape occupying three distinct plots.

Brehm Vineyards explored this vineyard in 2011 during a very cool, wet season. We were impressed with the quality of fruit and the resulting wine. The high elevation offers coolness during the day, and warm nights. Air movement allows good conditions within the canopy. 2011 grapes had good sugar, were clean with balanced acids, right on varietal character while many of the valley grapes suffered. These are cool climate grapes, they come in late, and that is what Peter likes. Past vintages from this vineyard have gone to premium Sonoma wineries.

Being the foundation of Plum Ridge’s Bordeaux expression, Cabernet Sauvignon is grown from 1,300’ to 1,800 feet. The wines have good color and distinctive Cab character. Vines are well regulated with drip irrigation. While these vines performed well in 2011, our expectations for the coming years are very high. We seriously doubt you will match the quality and value of these grapes in California. They have the potential for serious winemaking, and serious aging. They have proven themselves in a very cool vintage. They will embrace you with rich, mature flavors and tannins in normal vintages.

Plum Ridge Vineyard 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon notes:

Brix: 23.3
pH: 3.23
TA: 7.7 g/l

Yeast Recommendations

Below please find some notes associated with our recommended yeast strains for use with this fruit. It is important to note that any yeast will in fact perform the fermentation, however these strains have consistently performed well and produced flavors that our customers have been very happy with. To that end, the "correct" yeast strain is simply the one that sounds to you as though it will make the flavors that you are looking for in your wine.

You can add the yeast strain of your choice from the "You Might Also Need" section below. We also strongly recommend the use of the additive pack that you will see listed in this section as it will help enhance the quality of the wine you produce. Order one packet of yeast and one additive pack per pail of must or juice.

MT - Ability to enhance varietal fruit and floral aromas, along with strawberry jam, caramel, and spice notes. Good colour stability along with enhanced tannic structure and rich mouthfeel. Great by itself or as part of a blend.

BDX - Good all-around choice for berry, plum, and jam in the Classic Bordeaux profile. Moderate rate fermenter with good colour retention. Useful for developing structure in the wine by re-enforcing existing tannins- both good and bad, so don?t use with un-ripe fruit.

D80 - Big volume and fine grain tannin. Great for bringing more positive tannin intensity to a blend.


 

Ordering Notes:

• Orders ship on Monday and Wednesday, following a 2 business day processing time.
• Please note that Brehm Vineyards will ship your fruit directly to you, and MoreWine! will ship any additional items you order such as yeast, etc.
• In the case of a yeast being out of stock we will not hold an order because of the perishable nature of this product. Our in house experts will substitute the next recommended yeast.