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Technical Details
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Daniel Daou
- US
- California
- Central Coast
- Paso Robles
- select vineyard rows from Daou Mountain
- Organic Practices
- 100% new French oak
- fermented with native yeast in stainless-steel tanks
- 30 months in 100% new French oak
DAOU Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Patrimony Paso Robles 2022
Organic Practices
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High on DAOU Mountain in the Adelaida District in the coastal hills west of Paso Robles, brothers Daniel and Georges Daou created their flagship on a bet that this corner of California could rival Bordeaux's best. Engineers raised in Paris and Cannes, they sold a computer-networking company in their 30s before Daniel threw himself into winemaking, eventually landing on a hillside that legendary consultant André Tchelistcheff once called "a jewel of ecological elements."
Patrimony is positioned as a California "first growth," the estate's pursuit to make the Adelaida District a global all-star for Bordeaux varietals. The site's rare marriage of soil, aspect, and climate produces phenolics among the highest in the world, giving the wine extraordinary color, depth, and structure. The 2022 is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, raised 30 months in new French oak and swirling with complexities: blackberries, dark figs, blueberry preserves, smoky sandalwood, fresh violets, and dark chocolate fudge. It slowly reveals its layers, moving from inky, bodacious fruit to stony minerals to pastry shop sweetness and lingering tannins, with an immensely supple personality.
This is DAOU’s most exclusive, top-tier Cab, and a stunning expression of this hallowed area. Not many to share, and several long years of life ahead for those who wish to cellar theirs… so get what you can, while you can!