The 2006 Crossroads Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon was produced from the benchland vineyards of the Rudd estate in Oakville, the same vineyards that produce the Rudd Oakville Estate Red Wine. The entire 55-acre vineyard is planted in very rocky, red volcanic soils using low-vigor rootstock and high-density, 4’ x 4’ vine spacing. And it exhibits all the classic characteristics of this estate, walking the line between the new world and old – excellent fruit definition, blended with an underlying sense of the soil.

The wine is predominately Cabernet Sauvignon with Franc (6%), Petit Verdot (4%), Merlot (4%) and Malbec (4%). The nose has cassis and chocolaty red and black fruit aromas with a lush mid-palate and a supple, elegant finish. The wine went into barrel (65% new) for twenty months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. Designed to be approachable in its youth, but able to benefit from several years of bottle aging. Only 1,730 cases produced.

Blend: 82 %Cabernet Sauvignon, 6 % Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot, 4 % Merlot, 4 % Malbec
Appellation: Oakville Fermentation: Native yeast and natural malolactic
Aging: 20 months in French oak; 65% new
Cases produced: 1,730

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