The very deep, purple-black colored 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon (a barrel sample) is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Even at this very nascent stage, the nose offers amazing vibrancy, with expressive black cherries, boysenberries and cassis scents plus underlying suggestions of cedar chest, pencil lead, charcoal, wild sage, Indian spices, red roses and tapenade with a waft of forest floor. Medium-bodied, the palate is oh-so-elegant, with beautifully expressed, exquisitely ripe tannins and plenty of freshness to support the layer-upon-layer of fresh, crunchy black fruits sparked by loads of exotic spices, finishing with great length and depth. This should be incredibly long-lived!

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the parcels bordering Simmons Creek. Certified organic by CCOF and biodynamic by Demeter. Aged for 20 months in 100% new oak. Very dark crimson. Luscious texture whereby the tannins are actually less obvious than in the Altagracia because the fruit is so concentrated and ripe – until the very end of the palate. Serious, complex wine. Really mid-Atlantic. With great vitality and it’s not ashamed of the tannin. (JR)

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Made entirely from the alluvial fan laid down by Simmons Creek in what the team considers the heart of the Eisele vineyard. Certified organic by CCOF and biodynamic by Demeter. Released June 2021. Currently in an introspective phase. Wait a few more years before opening to allow the wine to become naturally more expressiveness. Notes of pink and white grapefruit, cocoa nib, plum skin, graphite and cracked pine emerge with air. There is a very good architectural focus to the vintage, with balance and a lot of length. The details are still coming into view but everything is here for a beautiful wine. Nice freshness, a lot of persistence: fine-grained tannin balanced with mouth-watering acidity for a lot of length. Leave it patiently in the cellar before opening for a lovely vintage. (ECB)