With the release of the 2015 Jordan Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon on May 1, we come full circle by aging our singular red wine exclusively in French oak barrels for the first time in the winery’s history.
Rob created a prototype of his dream Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon from the 2005 vintage, using only the best tanks from the top vineyard blocks and aging them entirely in French oak barrels—some of which were hand-picked by Davis at a barrel auction in France.
After six harvests with the new fruit-sourcing philosophy, the flavor concentration and natural tannins were so beautiful in the young wines, Rob had his winemaking team put together two blends from the 2012 vintage: one with the standard American and French oak medley and one aged solely in French oak to share with John.
The 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon ($57) is a blend of 77 percent cabernet sauvignon, 15 percent merlot, 6 percent petit verdot and 2 percent malbec, created from 60 different vineyard blocks—a combination of 13 different growers and Jordan Estate.
