Tucked against the Mayacamas mountains in the celebrated Oakville AVA- with fertile well-drained soil and afternoon shade this superior site is home to the unique proprietary cabernet clone which has brought this vineyard legendary status. – – The exclusive cabernet “Martha’s Clone” is known for producing small berries with an intensely purple hue deeply concentrated flavor and a distinctive minty aroma. During aging only the best barrels from the vineyard are selected and bottled as our Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. Spending a year in neutral oak tanks after fermentation the wine is allowed to settle and refine itself. Next it is barreled down to hand-selected 100% new French Limousin oak wide-grain barrels allowing a slow and gentle integration of the toast and vanilla characteristics from the barrel to marry with the wine. Three years later Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet is ready to bottle whereupon it continues to mature gracefully for another full year before being released from the cellar. A wine full of balance and unique almost mysterious qualities Martha’s Vineyard is our flagship wine and a true Napa Valley icon.