Maddalena Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
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Maddalena Cabernet Sauvignon is extremely food friendly and pairs well with a range of dishes. Enjoy with grilled steaks as well as hearty pastas.
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The fruit for this wine, which is blended with 5% Petit Verdot, was sourced from the Creston and El Pomar districts and aged in French and American oak barrels. The result is a concentrated red with notes of new leather, espresso, and graphite. Supple tannins and generous black fruit are ignited by spicy oak.
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Maddalena Wines is a Paso Robles and Monterey estate grown wine brand with a mission of making award winning wines, while keeping our commitment to the preservation of the environment and giving back to their communities.
Maddalena Riboli is a trailblazer. In 1947, she joined her husband, Stefano Riboli, in the family wine business. Through hard work & intelligence, she excelled in the male-dominated wine industry and opened one of the first tasting rooms in California. In 1983, she launched her namesake wine brand- Maddalena Wines. Her vision to invest in land led the family business to great success. Her family credits her with the fire that has led to the continued success of Riboli Family Wine Estates through the generations
Today, the Riboli family owns 1,400 vineyard acres across Paso Robles, Monterey, and Napa Valley. At 99 years old, she continues to inspire to serve the customer, reinvest in yourself, and always keep moving forward.
As Paso Robles, California has soared in number of wineries and gained in popularity, Cabernet Sauvignon has firmly taken root as the region’s number one varietal. Alone, it accounts for just over 40% of plantings and is grown throughout both the western and eastern sides of the appellation. Though viticulture here dates back to the 18th century, Cabernet Sauvignon didn’t emerge as a significant grape here until the 1970’s. But since then it has definitely made up for lost time.
Legendary winemaker and consultant Andre Tchelistcheff first recognized Paso’s potential with Cabernet Sauvignon in the early 1960’s. The calcareous soil and dramatic diurnal temperature changes of Paso’s westside particularly intrigued him. Today modern winemaking techniques and focused experimentation with various clones, rootstocks and vineyard strategies optimize the region's ideal combination of soil and climate to deliver the best fruit possible.
The results are evident in the glass. Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon can be mesmerizing, with rich aromas and flavors of blackberry, cassis, black cherry, graphite, toasty oak, vanilla and spice. The structure, balance and unbridled opulence of these wines impress from first sip to last. Not surprisingly, Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignons have steadily grown in reputation, not just in the U.S., but around the world.