Futo 5500 SLD Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
Producer, Futo
Region, USA\California\North Coast
Alcohol,
Varieties, Red
Closure, Cork
Character, Bold and Structured
Food pairing, Beef and Venison
Blend,
Futo 5500 SLD Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (For local pickup one day in advance!)
A refined and elegant organic Cabernet Sauvignon from the prestigious Stag's Leap District, offering flavors of dark fruit, violet, and a touch of graphite. Pairs wonderfully with dishes like braised lamb shanks or a decadent truffle risotto.
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) -
The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon 5500 is 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Merlot bottled unfined and unfiltered after 18-20 months in oak. Futo practices long lees contact, five-day prefermentation cold soak and only one racking, which is when the barrels are racked directly into the tank prior to bottling. This is a stunning wine, and it was not easy to back off a perfect score, but maybe that will come with another several years of bottle age.
The wine has profound intensity, amazing purity and clarity, an inky bluish/purple color, a stunning nose of spring flowers interwoven with crème de cassis, background charcoal, smoldering embers, and a full-bodied mouthfeel. It has an incredible lightness of being, despite its exceptional intensity and richness. This is an amazing wine and a great example of Stags Leap. It should drink well for 30+ years.
