Ark Cabernet Sauvignon

All Hundred Acre wines are made by sorting the fruit berry by berry, fermenting in small French oak fermenters, and long aging in the finest barriques. The secret to Hundred Acre is no compromise and no detail overlooked, ever.

The single estate vineyard ARK is located just outside St. Helena, California, at the base of Howell Mountain. It was originally planted in the 1880’s, but was sadly lost to Prohibition. It took us five years to to rebuild; she is our pride and joy. Hot afternoon sun known to damage aromatics in the fruit, is blocked by the shade of Glass Mountain, named for the rare obsidian rock found in the soil and used for ancient weapons such as arrowheads.

The Ark Vineyard Cabernet comes charging out of the gate with amazingly intense roses and lilacs scents over an impressively primary core of blackberries, crushed black currants and black cherries with tantalizing layers of chocolate box, smoked meats and Chinese five spice plus a waft of fragrant earth. The palate is built like a brick house, delivering very firm, grainy tannins with just enough freshness, finishing very long and minerally.