2017 vintage Cabernet Sauvignon blend

Lodi · California

Rhône Style Cabernet

Cabernet Sauvignon blend

In bottle Last updated July 2026

A deliberately unconventional wine: Cabernet Sauvignon at the core, Rhône varieties in the finish, and a three-year oak journey that moved from new French barrels to once-used American oak.

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Vintage2017
FruitCabernet Sauvignon blend
SourceLodi · California
VesselNew French oak · used American oak
Scale83% Cabernet · 17% Rhône-led blend

Wine highlights

83% Cabernet Sauvignon
17% Syrah · Petite Sirah · Petit Verdot
3 years Total barrel age
Lodi Fruit source

01 / Progress

The wine,
step by step.

  1. Blend

    Cabernet meets Rhône varieties

    The wine was built from 83% Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% combined Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Petit Verdot.

    83 / 17
  2. Élevage

    New French oak

    The blend spent its first two years aging in new French oak.

    24 months
  3. Finish

    Once-used American oak

    A final year in once-used American barrels added another layer to the wine’s distinctive profile.

    12 months

02 / Tasting record · Cellar record

“A conversation wine unlike the others.”

Fruity and aromatic, this Cabernet-led blend was made to be distinctive and approachable enough for pizza or a light afternoon pasta.

Wine profile

Style
Fruity and aromatic
Personality
Unconventional
Table
Pizza or light pasta
Keep in the record

Add a present-day bottle note to show how the French- and American-oak stages have resolved.

03 / Notes

What stays
in the record.

Blend record

  • 83% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 17% combined Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Petit Verdot

Oak record

Two years in new French oak were followed by a third year in once-used American oak.