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2015 Gist Ranch Estate Apex
The 2015 Apex is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and a splash of Malbec spending twenty-one months in French oak. The wine is expressive with aromas of black cherries, chocolate, black licorice, tobacco, and lavender. Only 250 cases were made of this wine.
Vineyard
The vineyard was densely planted in the year 2000 at elevations reaching 2300 feet above sea level, 17 miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The heavily fractured, Vaqueros Sandstone soils and unique mountain micro-climate produce singular, deeply concentrated wines that demonstrate the power and elegance of the Santa Cruz Mountains appellation. The Gist Vineyard is farmed to organic principles with an emphasis on “Living Soils” and bio-diversity.
Production Notes
The 2015 vintage was the lowest yielding vintage in our thirty-five-year history. The ongoing drought was only tangentially responsible for the loss of crop; as the warm, dry winter encouraged a record early February bud-break. March and early April were warm and dry, and things seemed to be headed in a positive direction. In mid-April a persistent trough parked off the coast of Northern California gave us five weeks of cold, wet and windy weather that killed off the blooming flowers in the vineyard and left with yields under .25 tons/acre in many vineyards. The good news it that quality is very, very high. The wines are immensely concentrated with tremendous intensity and life.
Technical Data
Vintage
2015
Varietal
Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation
Santa Cruz Mountains
Acid
6.8
pH
3.55
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Advocate
94