Chateau Boswell Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Vintage
- Case Production: 241 cases
- Vineyards: Chateau Boswell Estate
- Cooperage: 100% French Artisan Oak
- Vinification: Harvested in hand lugs, hand sorted, native yeast fermentation in a combination of Oak barrels and stainless tanks. Barrel aged for 19 months, bottled neither fined nor filtered.
Sourced solely from our Estate Hillside Vineyard, our latest offering is a blend of 97% Cabernet, Sauvignon 2% Cabernet Franc, with the remainder Petit Verdot and Merlot. The hillside vineyard was established in 1997 and planted to French Clone 337 and Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon. A small portion of the vineyard was planted with a selection of proprietary clones of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The field blend at fermentation of these traditional Bordeaux varietals is a somewhat unique practice and is based upon the concurrent ripening of all of our hillside fruit.
Aged in 100% new French Oak barrels for eighteen months, the Chateau Boswell 2009 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon once again reveals a true sense of place. An intense yet sophisticated bouquet of black cherry intermixed with graphite, hints of cassis, licorice, blond tobacco, and vanilla provides an early indication of the wines depth and complexity.
Deceptively elegant on the entry this wine quickly reveals its full-bodied nature with expansive mouthfeel and polished tannins from start to finish. From the nose to the finish this wine displays a purity and balance that epitomizes the near perfect growing conditions of this vintage. Typical of our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is enjoyable upon release and should age gracefully for more than a decade.
ESTATE HILLSIDE VINEYARD
The hillside vineyard was established in 1997 with 98% of the vineyard planted to French Clone 337 and Clone 4 Cabernet Sauvignon. 2% of the vineyard was planted with a selection of proprietary clones of Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. The field blend at fermentation of these traditional Bordeaux varietals is a somewhat unique practice and is based upon the concurrent ripening of all of our hillside fruit.
When the caves were excavated it was discovered that the hillside vines have been struggling to take hold in crevasses of solid rock. These vines are a symbol of the sustainability of this land. The vineyard soil is comprised of volcanic rock, red volcanic clay in the Clone 4 block, and obsidian throughout. The surface has just one to two feet of rocky top soil composition with the sub soil base nearly solid volcanic rock.
Tufa, a form of volcanic ash, is prevalent in the soil makeup of nearby Howell Mountain and Glass Mountain and is believed to be one of the major contributing factors to our unique terroir. Tufa is formed when water evaporates from lime-rich waters, leaving calcite to crystallize, often with impurities of iron oxides, which give tufa its yellow and red coloration. Obsidian, is in great abundance in our Estate soil and was used as the base for our upper level cave terrazzo floor. It is dense volcanic glass, thus the name Glass Mountain, and is usually rhyolite in composition and typically black in color. Rich in iron and magnesium; tiny crystals of iron oxide within the glass cause its dark color. Obsidian is formed in rhyolite lava flows where lava cools so fast that crystals do not have time to grow. Glass, unlike crystals, has no regular structure and therefore fractures in smooth curved shapes.
Original Silverado Trail Estate Vineyard
The original Chateau Boswell vineyard was planted 30 years ago with one of the earliest French Cabernet Sauvignon clones brought to America. This bud wood, provided by André Tchelistcheff, was sourced from the Niebaum vineyard. These vines produced a very elegant wine with intense dark purple color and sensory components of black cherry and violets. In 2004 we cut bud wood from these lovely old vines and field grafted them onto 101-14 rootstock which has been planted in a close 3’x4’ spacing in order to produce premium fruit with enhanced flavor components. The South section has been planted with French Clone 169 known for color intensity and aromatics.
2008 Vintage
- Case Production: 216 cases
- Vineyards: Chateau Boswell Estate
- Cooperage: 100% French Artisan Oak
- Vinification: Harvested in hand lugs, hand sorted, wild native yeast fermentation in a combination of Oak barrels and stainless tanks. Barrel aged for 19 months, bottled neither fined nor filtered.
Sourced solely from our Estate Hillside Vineyard, our latest offering is a blend of 97% Cabernet, Sauvignon 2% Cabernet Franc, with the remainder Petit Verdot and Merlot. The field blend at fermentation of these traditional Bordeaux varietals is a somewhat unique practice and is based upon the concurrent ripening of all of our hillside fruit. Aged in 100% new French Oak barrels for eighteen months, the Chateau Boswell 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon once again reveals a true sense of place. An intense yet sophisticated bouquet of black cherry intermixed with graphite, hints of cassis, licorice, blond tobacco, and vanilla provides an early indication of the wines depth and complexity. Deceptively elegant on the entry this wine quickly reveals its full-bodied nature with expansive mouthfeel and polished tannins from start to finish. From the nose to the finish this wine displays a purity and balance that epitomizes the near perfect growing conditions of this vintage. Typical of our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is enjoyable upon release and should age gracefully for more than a decade.
2007 Vintage
- Case Production: 183 cases
- Vineyards: Chateau Boswell Estate
- Cooperage: 100% French Artisan Oak
- Vinification: Harvested in hand lugs, hand sorted, wild native yeast fermentation in a combination of Oak barrels and stainless tanks. Barrel aged for 19 months, bottled neither fined nor filtered.
Sourced solely from our Estate Hillside Vineyard, our latest offering is a blend of 97% Cabernet, Sauvignon 2% Cabernet Franc, with the remainder Petit Verdot and Merlot. The field blend at fermentation of these traditional Bordeaux varietals is a somewhat unique practice and is based upon the concurrent ripening of all of our hillside fruit. Aged in 100% new French Oak barrels for eighteen months, the Chateau Boswell 2007 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon once again reveals a true sense of place. An intense yet sophisticated bouquet of black cherry intermixed with graphite, hints of cassis, licorice, blond tobacco, and vanilla provides an early indication of the wines depth and complexity. Deceptively elegant on the entry this wine quickly reveals its full-bodied nature with expansive mouthfeel and polished tannins from start to finish. From the nose to the finish this wine displays a purity and balance that epitomizes the near perfect growing conditions of this vintage. Typical of our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is enjoyable upon release and should age gracefully for more than a decade.
2006 Vintage
- Case Production: 216 cases
- Vineyards: Chateau Boswell Estate
- Cooperage: 100% French Artisan Oak
- Vinification: Harvested in hand lugs, hand sorted, wild native yeast fermentation. Barrel aged for 19 months, bottled neither fined nor filtered.
Sourced solely from our Estate Hillside Vineyard, our latest offering is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon 2% Cabernet Franc, with the remainder Petite Verdot and Merlot. Aged in 100% new French Oak barrels for twenty months, the Chateau Boswell 2006 Estate displays an intense yet elegant bouquet of black cherry intermixed with dark red cherry and hints of cassis, licorice, blond tobacco, pine and vanilla. Full-bodied, the palate is reminiscent of the nose and exhibits abundant silky tannins and a lingering finish. Typical of our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is enjoyable at release time and should age well for a decade.
2005 Vintage
- Case Production: 108 cases
- Vineyards: Chateau Boswell Estate
- Cooperage: 100% French Artisan Oak
- Vinification: Harvested in hand lugs, hand sorted, wild native yeast fermentation. Barrel aged for 20 months, bottled neither fined nor filtered.
In a vintage described by Robert Parker as, "A cool year and long growing season with above average yields for many producers which resulted in more European-styled wines than in any other vintage this century.", this wine well represents the vintage in every aspect except quantity. While most are familiar with our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon being limited in production, the 2005 vintage represents a year in which our small lots got even a bit smaller. Yet, as with every vintage, we are always happy to trade quantity for quality which has made this five barrel bottling one dear to our hearts. Sourced soley from our Estate Hillside Vineyard, our latest offering is a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petite Verdot, and 1% Merlot. The Chateau Boswell 2005 Estate displays an intense and elegant bouquet of black cherry intermixed with candied red cherry and hints of cassis, licorice, blond tobacco, pine and vanilla. Full-bodied, the palate is reminiscent of the nose and exhibits abundant silky tannins and a lingering finish. Typical of the 2005 vintage, this wine is enjoyable at release time and should age well for a decade.