2021 Kazi Cellars Clone 6 Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
$50
Awarded 92 points at the Sommelier Choice Awards with Hidden Gems designation. Wine Enthusiast 92 points October 2024 issue. Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 6 is a very low-yielding grape and has not been planted widely. The grapes have a very high skin-to-juice ratio due to the small berry size and produce a strong and dark-colored wine with very fine tannins. This vintage is about 96% Clone 6 with the remaining 3% Clone 4 from a vineyard in Napa and 1% Merlot from the Grebennikof vineyard in Sonoma Valley. It is a special wine as only a handful of wineries are still producing a Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged for 21 months in French oak barrels, using natural fermentation, minimal sulfite additions, and no interventions such as fining and filtration.