- Practicing Organic
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- China Blue Vineyard (Happy Canyon AVA) – Block 1 [MONOPOLE]
- Clay loam soils, with red chert and serpentine cobbles
- Planted in 2014
- 100% Destemmed
- Native yeast fermentation in oak, open-top fermenters
- Two weeks on the skins, with gentle extraction using pumpovers
- Aged 20 months in French oak barrels (33% new)
- 148 cases produced
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
- 14.5% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Happy Canyon
Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-ADR-40-22 | 6/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-08-28
"The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon China Blue Vineyard is plush and rich yet extremely precise. Cocoa powder, lavender, dried thyme and blueberry fruit are layered over a harmonious, upright frame, lifted by attractive freshness on the finish. Give this a few years to come together."
Wine Advocate
Score
93
Date
2025-11-06
"The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon China Blue represents a substantial step up from the introductory bottling, opening with a lush, dark-fruited nose that features a pleasant touch of herbal complexity alongside aromas of pipe tobacco and gravel dust. The palate is rich, elastic and suave, seamlessly transitioning into a textural finish propelled with an even-keel spine of acidity and framed by grippy, persistent tannins."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2024-10-10
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon China Blue leads with a polished, blue-fruited nose flanked with subtle tinges of tobacco, woody accents and the welcome herbal lift that runs through this roster. The palate is beautiful and decadent while remaining alluring and light on its feet, concluding with a graceful, harmonious and tense finish that gently but persistently swells in dimension with time in the glass. It's a fantastic and unique showing of Happy Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon."
2021
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2024-07-01
"The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon China Blue Vineyard is polished and sensual from the get-go. Crushed flowers and bright red-toned fruit immediately confer freshness and a level of high-toned notes not especially typical of Happy Canyon Cabernets. This is an especially savory and pungent Cabernet. Soft tannins make it a delight to taste, even in its youth."