SKU: 12984
Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard 2012
- ws91
750ml
$165.00
Category | Red Wine |
Varietals | |
Brand | Saxum |
Origin | California, Central Coast, Paso Robles |
Alcohol/vol | 15.1% |
Other vintages
We aim to produce a wine that is both compelling and complex. We typically co-ferment all the varieties together with a high proportion of whole clusters, producing a tannic and spicy wine that has great purity and complexity. We age this wine with very little new oak in mostly larger puncheons for 20-28 months. Our wines are never racked off their lees and are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Our 2012 wines are opening up beautifully. They are starting to blossom! What perplexed me about this vintage was the tannin structure. It started out massive, and made me think that these wines were going to need years in the cellar before they began showing their stuff. I still think 3-5 years will greatly benefit the wines, but they will give great pleasure to those who can't hold out.
Wine Spectator
- ws91
Offers a potent expression of loamy earth-infused dark berry, sage, bay leaf, espresso, black tea and black licorice flavors, all deep and persistent, cloaked in chewy tannins. Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Best from 2016 through 2028. 410 cases made.