This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon marks only the third offering from the famed Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville appellation….original source of Mondavi’s Reserve Cabernet and across the street from Opus One!

PORTHOS INSIDER SCOOP: The new winemaker for Jacquelyn and Chateau Boswell is Luc Morlet from famed ‘cult’ Cabernet and Chardonnay producer Peter Michael winery.

PROPRIETOR JOSH PEEPLE’S NOTES for 2005 JACQUELYN CABERNET: While we have been lucky enough to have the owner of this great vineyard offer us more fruit each year, we have again selected only a few barrels to be bottled with the vineyard designation. Fermented in a combination of small open top tanks and French Oak Puncheons; then Barrel aged in one hundred percent new French oak barrels, this wine has tremendous opulence and massive body, yet retains a sense of balance and overall harmony. Alluring notes of blackberries, vanilla, and coffee dominate the nose. Just as with prior vintages, some may enjoy this wine while it packs a youthful punch, it will drink well for the next 10-15 years.