silky tannins

VINIFICATION whole cluster pressed

lovely Springtime weather during the flowering season and a comparably mild summer

these head-trained dry-farmed vines remain steadfast on their original roots

468 Cases Produced

2014, Larkmead Salon 1990 silky tanninsEven more prodigious is the 2014 LMV Salon. Composed of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Cabernet Franc from the sandy Bale Loam soils of the 110 acres Larkmead possesses, it is a bigger boy at 14. 9% alcohol but shows lots of crushed rock and wet gravel minerality, a beautiful, cedary, blackcurrant nose with notes of forest floor, allspice and soy, with more blackberry on the palate as well as some savory herbs and spice. Hints of licorice also make an