2018 J. Lohr
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shotwell Vineyard
Currently sold out
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90 Points
Wine Enthusiast, June/July 2021
The winery-exclusive J. Lohr Shotwell Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a pure expression of this noble variety from six year old vines from a single vineyard block. Black currants, black cherry, and tobacco shape the nose. A firm and energetic structure on the palate gives way to plum, cassis, and anise.
Wine Details
Cellaring
12 years
With proper cellaring, will age gracefully for 8 to 12 years from vintage date.
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Origin
El Pomar District, Paso Robles, CA
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Food Pairings
Pairs well with hanger steak seasoned with green peppercorn sauce, served with roasted cauliflower.
Composition Blend
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100%
Cabernet Sauvignon
Vineyard
Shotwell Vineyard is located in the El Pomar District of Paso Robles. The climate here is a moderate Region II on the Winkler heat-accumulation scale, which characterizes it as a quite cool location for growing the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon variety. This tightly spaced, cane-pruned vineyard is laid out with 8 foot by 4 foot vine spacing on calcareous Linne-Calodo soil. The undulating hills at this location required that the row direction follow the slope of each block.
Vintage
2018 was one of those “Miracle-March” vintages where, just as we had resigned ourselves to another year of drought in Paso Robles, Mother Nature provided a series of storms that brought the majority of the seasonal rainfall within a short few weeks. This timing coincided with the end of winter dormancy and the onset of rapid springtime growth - generating healthy vine canopies at our Shotwell Vineyard. A moderate vintage in terms of overall heat accumulation, we selected block 8, Clone 47 Cabernet grafted to 5BB rootstock for this bottling, due to its true-to-type varietal expression and energetic palate.
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