Chateau St Jean 'Cinq Cepages' Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2022 750ml

The 2022 Château St. Jean Cinq Cépages is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Malbec, 9% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot, aged for 20 months in 70% new French oak. Fruit is sourced from iconic sites like Cherryblock and vineyards in Knights Valley, Alexander Valley, and Lancaster. Winemaker Mari Coyle has crafted a polished, stylish, and attractive wine. It is beautifully layered with crushed blackberry and black cherry notes, complemented by elegant cedarwood spices. The exceptional fruit purity is balanced by freshness and tension, supported by a foundation of superfine tannins. The wine finishes long with nuances of cocoa nibs. This is a graceful and refined wine with the structure to age elegantly in the cellar for many years.

This long-running Bordeaux-style blend is a classic, reserve-style wine that’s dense, layered and polished, but also deep and long. Blended from some of Foley group’s best barrels using grapes from all around Sonoma County. Savory, floral and lavender aromas, with graphite, dark chocolate and creme de cassis flavors that expand on the palate and linger on the finish. 73% cabernet sauvignon, plus merlot, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot. Sustainable. Drinkable now, but best from 2029.

Purple/black-hued, the 2022 Cinq Cepages has a more complete feel and offers more purity as well as depth, with notes of lavender oils, blackberry liqueur, dark chocolate, polished leather, and sage. Full-bodied, it floats on the palate with velvety tannins, even freshness, and good length.