2023 Long Valley Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Monterey County
Tasting Notes
Located in the Central Coast region of California, the Salinas Valley is also known as the Long Valley, a name coined by writer John Steinbeck due to its 100-mile length. Cradled between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountain ranges, this bountiful stretch was carved out by the Salinas River millions of years ago and holds some of the world’s richest farm and vineyard land. We’re proud to be farmers of our estate vineyards for over 45 years in the Long Valley, a place that is truly a gift from Mother Nature.
Aromas and flavors of blackberries and ripe plums are well-integrated with notes of tobacco and cedar and hints of fresh tarragon. This medium-bodied wine exhibits beautiful dark fruit, a plush, round mouth-feel, soft tannin structure, and a lingering sweet oak finish.
Vineyards
Our estate vineyards in the far southern reaches of Monterey County provide an ideal climate for growing Cabernet Sauvignon. While the spring and summer days are filled with warmth for this sunshine-loving varietal, the cold Pacific Ocean air sweeps down the valley each afternoon to cool things down, sometimes as much as 50°. This wide temperature swing lengthens the growing season and allows the grapes time to ripen slowly and evenly, gaining in depth and intensity with each extra day on the vine.
Winemaking
Our grapes are harvested during the night and very early morning to keep the fruit cool in order to preserve delicate nuances of aromas and flavors. Upon arrival at the winery, the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are destemmed, crushed, fermented dry, and then racked clean.
Specs
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Monterey County, California
Barrel Regime: Aged in 20% French Oak, 20% American Oak, and 40% New Oak -for 16 months
Alcohol: 13.5%
Production: 2310 cases
What’s Included
6-bottles:
6x 2023 Long Valley Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Monterey County Case:
12x 2023 Long Valley Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Monterey County
Price Comparison
not for sale on winery website, $300/case MSRP
About The Winery
Long Valley Ranch Wines
Located in the Central Coast region of California, the Salinas Valley is also known as the Long Valley, a name coined by writer John Steinbeck due to its 100-mile length. Cradled between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountain ranges, this bountiful stretch was carved out by the Salinas River millions of years ago and holds some of the world’s richest farm and vineyard land. We’re proud to be farmers of our estate vineyards for over 40 years in the Long Valley, a place that is truly a gift from Mother Nature.
For cool climate varietals like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, we source the grapes from our estate vineyards in the northern part of Monterey County, where morning fogs often linger until mid-day. This allows the intricate fruit flavors to develop while preserving crucial acidity. For sun-loving Cabernet Sauvignon, we grow the grapes on our estate vineyards located in the southern reaches of Monterey County, where sunshine-filled days are followed by the cooling maritime influence in the late afternoons.
The long growing season of Monterey County allows us to let the grapes stay on the vine until that ideal moment when they have reached full flavor development. Longer time on the vine means the grapes ripen slowly and evenly. At Long Valley Ranch, we let it hang until the grapes are at their peak – the style and structure of the resulting wines are a direct reflection of our estate vineyards and the unique landscape of the Monterey appellation.
I was delighted to have been chosen as a Lab Rat once again! With all of the parties and drinking this month, the wife left me to do this on my own. Oh well, more for me… I’ll keep this short and sweet.
Being a 2023 Cab and with 2023 being the “vintage of a lifetime” I was pretty excited to try this out! PNP - Deep Garnet Color. Blackberry and plum on the nose. This wine was very jammy, lots of dark fruit, with a definite sweetness, but not a sugary sweetness. It was very good! It makes sense being a young Cab. Mellow tannins and a pleasant mouthfeel. This was unexpected, but in a good way! Seems like this has aging potential, but very drinkable now. So much so that I finished the entire bottle before reaching day 2. Oops!
I used the word sweetness (for lack of a better description), but need to reiterate that this is NOT a sweet wine. Maybe fruit forward is a better description…
This was very very enjoyable, and for the price point, I’d say it’s a definite buy! Thanks again for the opportunity!
2023 Long Valley Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon, Monterey County
Tasting Notes
Vineyards
Winemaking
Specs
What’s Included
6-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
not for sale on winery website, $300/case MSRP
About The Winery
Long Valley Ranch Wines
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Jan 20
2023 Long Valley Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon
6 bottles for $74.99 $12.50/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $119.99 $10/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Scheid?
I was delighted to have been chosen as a Lab Rat once again! With all of the parties and drinking this month, the wife left me to do this on my own. Oh well, more for me… I’ll keep this short and sweet.
Being a 2023 Cab and with 2023 being the “vintage of a lifetime” I was pretty excited to try this out! PNP - Deep Garnet Color. Blackberry and plum on the nose. This wine was very jammy, lots of dark fruit, with a definite sweetness, but not a sugary sweetness. It was very good! It makes sense being a young Cab. Mellow tannins and a pleasant mouthfeel. This was unexpected, but in a good way! Seems like this has aging potential, but very drinkable now. So much so that I finished the entire bottle before reaching day 2. Oops!
I used the word sweetness (for lack of a better description), but need to reiterate that this is NOT a sweet wine. Maybe fruit forward is a better description…
This was very very enjoyable, and for the price point, I’d say it’s a definite buy! Thanks again for the opportunity!