2023 THE PREMIER by Steven Kent Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

2023 THE PREMIER – CABERNET SAUVIGNON, LIVERMORE VALLEY— The Premier Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of the finest barrels from each vintage regardless of vineyard site. This wine is meant to represent the best Cabernet Sauvignon possible from the Livermore Valley, highlighting the region’s dense and elegant fruit, expansive structure and long-term age-worthiness.

GHIELMETTI AND HOME RANCH VINEYARDS, the two Livermore Valley crown jewel Cabernet Sauvignon sites, comprise the 2023 vintage.  60% Ghielmetti clone 30 fruit and 40% Home Ranch clone 7, this wine is a stunning integration of the greatest qualities of both sites. Each of the sites was fermented separately at heat in stainless-steel tanks then aged in 80% new French oak for 24 months before the final assemblage was made.  

GHIELMETTI VINEYARD CONTRIBUTES an elegant richness and mouth-filling roundness to this offering while the Home Ranch Vineyard is most responsible for the wine’s significant tannic structure and age-worthiness. On entry, dark, rich fruit fills the mouth and eventually gives way to an obvious bloom of tannin and acidity mid-palate. The wine’s long and structured finish ensures decades of pleasure.  Will pair beautifully with rich meat dishes. Drink from 2030 – 2050.

The MIRASSOU FAMILYis the oldest family of winemakers in the US. Seven generations have been fortunate enough to have worked in the vineyards and cellars of California to produce wines that, even if in only a small way, change people’s lives.  

HARVEST & PRESS DATE
November 2-3

PRESS DATE
November 21-24

BLEND
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARDS
Ghielmetti Vineyard, Home Ranch Vineyard

FERMENTATION
Stainless steel tank, 21 days

pH
3.63

TA
.50 g/l

ALC
14.1%

AGING
24 months in 80% new French oak barrels

PRODUCTION
118 cases

RETAIL PRICE
$135

RELEASE DATE
MAY 1, 2026

INGREDIENTS
Hand harvested grapes, cultured yeast, water, tartaric acid, minimum effective SO₂