Space & Time
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Merlot is Space: vast quantities of velvet, black, rich space and an endless universe of red fruits, violets and iris. Cabernet Franc is Time: the father of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon is the Dark Matter pushing both Cabernet Franc and Merlot up on its mighty, youthful shoulders.
The 2022 vintage was the most perfect example yet of the majesty of our ridge-top mountain site. Everything we love about it played a vital role in allowing our grapes to thrive in a year that many found challenging. The late season heat was hardly a blip. Our elevation and marine influence cushioned the diurnal extremes of temperature that the valley experienced, and our south-eastern exposure meant that we were faced away from, and shaded against, the late afternoon blasts of sun. The hot sunny final weeks of our season only served to amplify the attributes that we all know and love about our wines.
In the glass, the first thing that strikes you is their distinct purity; the balance of their aromatic fruit, floral, spice and savory characters meshes into a perfect singularity and just sings a clear, beautiful note. There’s ideal acidity there too, because the vineyard’s smooth, temperate season gave the grapes time to develop slowly and without panicking. The relative warmness of 2022 has given our wines a deep, plush richness, and supple fine-grained tannin.
2022: Violet, black cherry, cocoa, bright blueberry, cigar box, porcini mushroom and raspberry in the nose. In the attack the three varieties Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon play off each other perfectly mixing fruit and floral in a soft, rich, round package. The midpalate tannins are already melted into the expansive flavor of cherries, iris, blueberry, nutmeg and violet. The wine finishes with great length blueberry, plum, cherry and smoked duck.
2021 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
A blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and the addition of the most wonderful aromatic and seductive Merlot that you have ever tried. Dark purple in color with an intoxicating nose of Violets and blueberry, The richness and amplitude of this wine on the mid palate is mind boggling. “Fabulous. Rich, dark and hedonistic..” 97 pts / Vinous (A. Galloni) “Surrounded by redwoods, mountain lions and wildflowers, the vineyard speaks through the wine”. 97pts / JamesSuckling.com
2019 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
"Deep garnet-purple colored and leaps from the glass with vibrant Morello cherries, fresh blackberries and red plums scents plus hints of roses, fragrant earth and crushed rocks." L. Perroti-Brown
"Positively thrilling, aromatically intense and towering in stature, Space and Time dazzles. Veeder tannins add explosive energy and tons of character". A. Galloni
2018 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
A blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and the addition of the most wonderful aromatic and seductive Merlot that you have ever tried.
2017 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc has been the most important varietal to Aaron's career, from the very beginning, and is the sexiest wine in our stable. Blueberry, blackberry, cedar, cigar, plum, violets, leather, porcini, iris and red currant on the nose. Huge attack of wild cherry, blueberry, plum, violets, cedar, cinnamon, tannins are fine grained and abundant. Beautiful richness and structure throughout the mid palate. A wine of wonderful depth and elegance that fills the palate with flavor and the soul with joy. 98 cases.
2016 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
65% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and a 5% Merlot. Cabernet Franc has been the most important varietal to Aaron's career, from the very beginning, and is the sexiest wine in our stable. Cocoa and cherry on the immense attack , plum, toffee, the tannins here are fine grained giving nice richness to the mid palate, lovely weight, texture and density with vanilla, cherry, plum and chocolate in never ending finish. A wine of wonderful depth and elegance that fills the palate with flavor and the soul with joy. 51 cases.
2015 Space & Time
AVA: Mount VeederVineyard: Estate Vineyard
A blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and the addition of the most wonderful aromatic and seductive Merlot that you have ever tried.