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Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

90 Points | The Tasting Panel

Elegant & refined. Powerful flavors of blackcurrant and cherries layered over rich tobacco, leather and graphite.

Made With 100% Certified Organic Grapes

✓ Environmentally Friendly ✓ Low Sulfites

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Winemaker Jeff Cichocki blends Cabernet Sauvignon with Petite Sirah and small amounts of Malbec to add richness, texture, color, and spice to the wine. The brilliant, deep garnet red color with violet hues shines in the glass. Black cherry and black currant fruits fill the mouth with subtle notes of leather, tobacco and pencil shaving following. A generous, rich mouthfeel is surrounding the medium-bodied wine with structure and layers of ripe tannins.

The grapes we grow that go into wines we label as “made with organic grapes” are held to the same standards as grapes used to make “organic wines”. The only difference between the two categories is a decision to add a small amount of sulfur at the final stage of wine fermentation. Sulfur is a naturally occurring compound used to end fermentation, this ensures the wine does not continue to ferment after it is bottled.

Our wine is “made with organic grapes”, which means that USDA regulations allow us to use a small amount of sulfur to stabilize the wine just before it is bottled, ensuring a consistent, high-quality product every time. The sulfur we choose to add to our wines regularly falls below the regulated amount.

Regulations for “organic wine” do not permit use of any added sulfur. Because organic wine has no added sulfur/sulfites, it is often less consistent in taste and flavor and it ages poorly.

Our winemakers have made the decision to use a limited amount of sulfites in our wines to ensure that the wine you open is the same quality as it was when we bottled it, so we label our wines as ‘made with organic grapes.’

The USDA’s “made with organic grapes” certification allows a maximum of 100ppm of sulfites in wines made with organic grapes – that’s less than 1/3 of the amount of sulfites conventional wines are allowed. The average total sulfites for Bonterra wines are between 70 to 90ppm.

The “organic wine” regulations do not permit use of any added sulfur. Because organic wine has no added sulfur/sulfites, it is often less consistent in taste and flavor and it ages poorly.

We recommend that you contact your physician regarding specific health concerns.

Yes, virtually every wine contains sulfur, including organic wines. Sulphur occurs naturally during winemaking as a by-product of fermentation.

Sulphur is used in winemaking to stop fermentation, so the wine does not continue to ferment once it is bottled. Our wine is “made with organic grapes”, which means that USDA regulations allow us to use a small amount of sulfur to stabilize the wine just before it is bottled. The sulfur we choose to add to our wines regularly falls below the regulated amount.

We actively avoid glyphosate. It is not used in our estate vineyards, nor in partner vineyards we source from.

Quite solid California Cab here, and for fifteen bucks. In terms of physical weight, it hovers just below full-bodied, which is a good slot at this price point, as it could pair as well with a rotisseries chicken as a burger. Notable time in bottle has provided more complexity than one might expect at this price, with dark cherry and blackberry fruit joined by some pleasant aromas of dried herbs. Honest wine at an attractive price, and organic to boot.  90 Points, 2021 Vintage

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2018 Vintage
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For Our Planet

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The earth is our most precious resource but we know it’s not ours alone. We strive to make better the lands we steward in our organic farming approach. We find harmony with nature so the rewards benefit us globally.

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Building a better future is bigger than us all. We celebrate others to join our cause in any way they can even if that simply means enjoying our wine with peace of mind.

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We see the wine industry as our partners in revolutionizing our relationship with the earth from a linear business to a circular one.

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*Reviewers received a discount off their next order for submitting their honest, unbiased reviews.
Lauren B.
Best Cabernet
Always the best wine i can find. The only wine i will drink!!
01/21/2024
Mike K.
So Good!
This wine is a great tasting wine! Love it!
01/14/2024
Anonymous
Deeelicious wine!
I've tried lots of other organic wines, but this variety is sublime and just perfect.
01/14/2024
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