Rootdown 'Dynamite' Claret, Cole Ranch 2022 (750 ml)

60% Cabernet and 35% Merlot from the Cole Ranch vineyard/AVA
5% Cab Franc from out of appellation

As with all Rootdown wines, no commercial product were added to their fermentations and minimal sulfur was added. The wines are sterile filtered.

Rootdown's first take on a blend from Cole Ranch. Only 3 pallets made.

The Cabernet saw a tiny amount of 2 year old oak, not 100% neutral oak.

Cole Ranch
Our vineyard, Cole Ranch, is the smallest Appellation in the United States at 180 acres and 44 acres producing fruit. Cole Ranch is 1 vineyard inside of 1 appellation. It sits inside of a terrarium-like microclimate and is tightly surrounded by multiple mountain ranges and hills with no other vineyards close by. Cooler and wetter than surrounding wine producing areas, its high elevation, drastic temperature swings and overall cooler climate leads to a longer growing season which preserves the acidity that is unique to Cole Ranch and creating this beautiful cool climate Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Merlot were of the original plantings in 1973 and have been dry farmed for most of their existence. The vines send their thick roots down into the valley's gravelly clay loam soil, drawing up the minerals that contribute to this wine's complexity and age-ability.