Cabernet Sauvignon 'Peter Martin Ray Vyd'

• Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
• Martin Ray planted the first vines in the 1920s and was mentored by neighboring Burgundian Paul Masson
• Martin Rays son, Peter took over the farming in the 1960s and has maintained minimal human intervention on the vines
• 1800 feet elevation in the hillsides above the town of Saratoga.
• Planted in the late 60’s on Franciscan shale soils
• Organic, dry farmed, head-trained vines
• 25% Whole Cluster, aged in one new Stockinger puncheon and neutral barrels, bottled April 2019

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