Blend: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, 5% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot
Vintage production: 350 cases
Santa Barbara County is the new frontier for West Coast Cabernet Sauvignon, with the cooling influence of the Pacific Ocean brining a level of elegance and refinement that make the wines stand out. By far, the leading winery is Crown Point Vineyards in Happy Canyon at the most easterly part of the region.
Here, another young and uber-talented talented French winemaker, Simon Faury, has made his home under the Californian sunshine, and is taking this remarkable Estate into the big leagues of Cabernet producers.