Kokomo Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Kokomo Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
The Cabernet Sauvignon comes mainly from the 100-acre Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard in Alexander Valley, Ruth's Vineyard, with a little less than a quarter coming from the estate vineyard in Dry Creek Valley. After harvesting the grapes, they are sorted and gently destemmed without crushing or bruising the fruit. The fruit sees a cold soak for 3-5 days and fermentation occurs naturally through native yeast. The fruit is then gently pressed before aging in French oak for one year, of which 20% is new.
Ratings
Brought up in 20% new French oak, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is terrific, with a beautiful core of cassis and black raspberry fruits as well as medium to full body, a round, supple, seamless texture, soft tannins, and notes of spice, licorice, and flowery incense. It's up-front, supple, delicious, and ready to go. It should drink nicely over the coming 4-5 years or more.
- 91 points, July, 2021, Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes
black currant, black raspberries
licorice
anise
spice
soft tannins
medium to full body
VARIETAL COMPOSITION Cabernet Sauvignon
REGION California
COUNTRY United States
APPELLATION(S) Dry Creek Valley
PROPRIETORS Erik Miller
FOUNDED 2004
WINEMAKER Erik Miller
Owner and Winemaker Erik Miller started Kokomo Winery back in 2004, naming it after his beloved hometown of Kokomo, Indiana. Having grown up close to farm-land, though not fully imersed within it, Miller always felt a pull towards agriculture. Miller moved out to California immediately after graduating college and began working in a small winery. There, where was able to hone in the training and skills of becoming a winemaker, Miller was offered an excess of Cabernet Sauvignon fruit to work with. He made the decision then and there in 2004 to make his own wine and started Kokomo Winery with 500 cases of that Cabernet Sauvignon.
Kokomo currently produces over a twenty different varietals and several single-vineyard designates which are farmed by his partner in the winery, grower Randy Peters. Peters is a fourth-generation winemaker, whose family moved to Sonoma from Italy back in the 1900s. Their focus is on terroir-driven wines from Sonoma County and their dynamic partnership of a grower and a winemaker ensures the winery’s ongoing commitment to quality and consistency for future vintages.
Kokomo Winery takes pride in being a family winery and the minute you walk into their tasting room it’s very apparent. The Kokomo team has created a place for visitors to enjoy a comfortable and laid-back wine tasting experience immersed in their cellar and surrounded by wine barrels. Erik’s taken his Hoosier hospitality and translated it into each bottling, each taste.
