Winemaker Notes
The blend for the 2022 Creative Impulse is 68% Cabernet Sauvignon and 32%
Merlot, all from DuBrul Vineyard. Deep ruby-purple color with a complex,
multilayered bouquet of blackberry, black plum, cassis, gravel, dark chocolate,
thyme, wild sage, and nutmeg. Lively acidity and silky tannins on the palate with
well delineated notes of cassis, blackberry, smoldering incense, aged cigar
tobacco, espresso, and herbes de Provence. Beautifully balanced showing
exceptional elegance and finesse. Finishes very long with notes of cassis, pencil
lead, smoldering incense, and forest floor. Properly cellared, this wine will
gracefully evolve for 20+ years and should reach maturity in 8-10 years.

Technical Details
The wine had a pre-fermentation maceration average of 138 hours and a post-
fermentation maceration average of 110 hours. Native fermentation was used on
all the lots. The wine was punched down by hand 2 times each day during
macerations and fermentation. All individual wine components, including free run
and press fractions, were kept separate until final blending. The oak profile is
60% new French oak (predominantly from Troncais and Alliers) and 40% neutral
French oak. The wine had an elevage of 24 months in oak and was racked three
times but not fined. The wine was very lightly filtered to capture any remaining
lees. The alcohol is 14.9%, pH is 3.76, and the titratable acidity is 5.9 g/L.