JaM Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

The resulting wine is an amazingly rich and exceptionally smooth cabernet sauvignon. True to it's name, the wine is full of rich fruit flavors blended with a nice dollop of oak.

76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% field blend of Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. JaM is short for John and Michele. The business was founded by John and Michele Truchard and Rob Lloyd. John was raised in the vineyards as his parents Tony and JoAnn were developing Truchard Vineyards. In 2003 Michele and John started John Anthony Vineyards and then later JaM Cellars, along with Rob. Co-founder, Rob Lloyd, obtained his Masters degree in Enology at UC Davis in 1999. After working with LaCrema, Rob eventually became the winemaker at Rombauer Winery in Napa where he helped them become named Wine Spectators' "Top 100 Wines in the World" in 2007. The brand was created in 2009 with the idea of giving wine lovers of all ages something that is easy to appreciate and afford. Today their wines are crafted by winemaker Jeff Kandarian. Jeff joined the company after being a winemaker with Beringer's luxury brands and leading the winemaking efforts at King Estate in Oregon for five years. JaM's goal was to apply small-lot, high-end winemaking practices in the production of this wine. To that end the cabernet sauvignon, petite sirah, and zinfandel were all harvested in mid to late September at 25.5-26.5 brix to ensure optimal ripeness. The fermentation was managed for maximum fruit extraction and to develop velvety tannins.