Scarecrow 2023 'M. Etain' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

Scarecrow 2023 'M. Etain' Cabernet Sauvignon, NapaWinemaker Celia Welch writes of the 2023 M. tain: A long season of moderate temperatures and ideal ripening conditions manifests itself in this very dark, perfumed, complex Cabernet blend. Aromas of ripe blue and purple fruits are supported by vanilla and spice notes from the new French oak. On the palate, the wine offers a broad, smooth, full bodied texture, with the tannins presenting as heavy velvet. Although this wine is clearly going to improve

Winemaker Celia Welch writes of the 2023 M. Étain:

A long season of moderate temperatures and ideal ripening conditions manifests itself in this very dark, perfumed, complex Cabernet blend. Aromas of ripe blue and purple fruits are supported by vanilla and spice notes from the new French oak. On the palate, the wine offers a broad, smooth, full-bodied texture, with the tannins presenting as heavy velvet. Although this wine is clearly going to improve over the next 5 to 15 years, its sense of gravitas adds balance to the lifted, perfumed berry notes that dominate the palate expression.

Harvested at night by hand between October 11 and October 17, the fruit for this wine was fermented in small batches, kept on skins for approximately 12 days, then pressed and transferred to small French oak barrels (60% new). The wine remained in barrels for about a year, was blended and returned to those barrels for an additional seven months prior to bottling in April 2025. 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec, 5% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. In total, 2600 cases were produced.