VinTino Cabernet/Malbec Blend 2015

Calcagno Cellars VinTino Vino Rosso Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec Blend 2015

A hot growing season with limited rainfall and a bit of frost before harvest gave way to optimal stress on the 2015 vintage. Beautifully elegant with aromas of ripe, blueberries, and blackberries on the nose. Defined yet polished tannins give way to a rich vanilla and spice finish with just the right amount of subtle oak. The 2015 VinTino blend is 50% Malbec and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. The Cab is a unique fusion of both the Sheridan Vineyard at 1,000 elev. and the neighboring, south-facing Two Blondes Vineyard at 700 elev. Both are located in the award-winning growing micro-region of the Rattlesnake Hills AVA, within the Yakima Valley AVA, and finally apart of the Columbia Valley AVA. 14.1 % alcohol. Aged 22 months in 65% New American & French Oak and 35% Neutral American Oak. Only 150 cases produced.