Railsback Frères 'Roman Ceremony' Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara Co., California 2021

In 2018 the Railsback brothers began making Cabernet Sauvignon with the Murphy family and Dieter Cronje at Presqu’ile Winery and bottled it as a private label for a New York City Michelin-starred restaurant. The response was outstanding so in 2020 they contracted additional vineyards to produce just over 1,000 cases. Given that it didn’t fit into the Provençal origins of their “Railsback Frères” label, they named it “Roman Ceremony” a celebration of the birthplace of wine.

• Winemakers: Lyle and Eric Railsback
• Grapes:  100% Cabernet Sauvignon
• Farming: Sustainable
• Terroir: The Cabernet Sauvignon for this project was sourced in a partnership with two organic vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley. One is within the Happy Canyon AVA with a south-facing orientation on gravelly loam and studded with diverse rocky galets. The second is in the Los Olivos AVA on a bench-like terrace of fine, sandy loam with clay subsoil, and was planted to budwood from Cheval Blanc and is lovingly farmed with the application of a biodynamic worm compost tea.
• Vinification: Neutral barrel
• Aging: 11 months in neutral French barriques
• Tasting Notes: Classic notes of black cherry, chocolate, mint and peppercorns, this release of Roman Ceremony is a Cabernet Sauvignon meant to be enjoyed tonight!