Previous Releases (2006)

Rattlesnake Hill is a small rocky knoll on the estate, located at 2050 ft elevation on Spring Mountain. The fruit from this knoll is incredibly intense due to the stress put upon the vines by the rock nature of the soil on the hilltop. Each year the Rattlesnake Hill Cabernet is a blend of all of...

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This opaque deep purple wine has immediate cassis on the nose, with large amounts of graphite, and ground pepper. Deep cooking chocolate, black licorice and vanilla bean tones are also prevalent.  The palette is rich with big black currant, more pepper and vanilla as well as the classic spring mountain black earth. The tannins are firm and chalky with crisp mountain acidity to balance. More cassis and chocolate linger on the long finish. The wine is very young and time will be needed to while the wine develops beautifully over the next 12-15 years.

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Ron Black and his business partner founded the 11-acre Tina Marie Vineyard in the Green Valley sub AVA of the Russian River Valley in 2000. They planted a mix of Dijon clones 115, 667 and 777 on the sought after Goldridge soils of the Russian River. The mixture of clones on these unique soils...

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The Sangiacomo family has been farming in the Sonoma Valley since 1927. They began farming grapes in 1969 and since then they have grown to over a 1000 acres of vineyard. We have been sourcing fruit from Sangiacomo since 1994 garnering the knowledge and skills of growers Mike and Steve Sangiacomo...

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2006 Cabernet Sauvignon 'Cyrus Ryan'
Napa Valley

The wine exhibits a beautiful purple core and medium ruby rim with intense dark currant, black cherry and raspberry black olive on the nose. In addition, there is deep graphite minerality as well as cooking chocolate. Upon tasting the body is full and viscous, and the deep dark chocolate becomes really apparent. This is matched by blackberry and pencil lead. The chalky tannins are tighter than the 2005; the wine all around is firmer, with a long wild berry finish. The structure of this wine will demand a minimum of 3 years aging but should continue to age gracefully over the next 10-12 years.

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Richard Savoy has focus and vision when farming his Anderson Valley vineyard. Located near the small town of Philo 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by rolling coast hills and wooded mountains. We source a multitude of clones off of several areas on his small vineyard. A loam clay is...

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A dark deep purple wine, the 2006 Rattlesnake is true to its mountain roots, exhibiting pure violet and deep cassis. The complex nose continues with baking chocolate, fennel and deep dark volcanic earth. With time more intense black berry fruit begins to emerge. The wine is full bodied on entry after which the youth of the wine is evident from the full chalky tannins and beautifully balanced acid. The mid-palette is full of black currant anise and pepper as well as black mountain earth. This is a true classic example of great Spring Mountain Cabernet.  Enjoy this wine over the next 12-18 years.

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The wine has a deep purple core and medium purple rim. Ripe pomegranate and dark cherry are immediate on the nose, followed by granite, earl gray tea spice and crushed violets. The palate is full in body, typical to form for quality merlot.  Graphite minerality and earth are prevalent on the mid palate but not as intense as the black cherry, licorice and pepper. The finish is very persistent, with lingering coffee and black cherry. The wine is beautiful now with big food, but will age nicely over the next 7-8 years (2009-2016).

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Richard Savoy has focus and vision when farming his Anderson Valley vineyard. Located near the small town of Philo 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by rolling coast hills and wooded mountains. We source a multitude of clones off of several areas on his small vineyard. A loam clay is...

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