VinRoc

Red Lava
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Atlas Peak

2018 Offering

Vintage Perspective Auction


Auction 22 | Lot No. 229

VinRoc

Red Lava

Vintage: 2016
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Appellation: Atlas Peak

5 cases produced

Highlights

  • This lot is a single-barrel bottling from our Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard on Atlas Peak
  • Our wines are harvested, fermented and aged for two years as separate one-ton, two-barrel lots
  • We pick the barrel we feel stands alone as our best to be bottled separately
  • Red Lava is a reference to our vineyard’s rocky volcanic soil and the amazing wine it produces

Description

This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon bottling is produced from VinRoc’s Atlas Peak vineyard. Located at an elevation of 1,600 ft., where the vines are grown on a steep hillside of volcanic, lava rock soil. The rugged terrain produces small yields of highly concentrated flavors and aromas. Notes of graphite, licorice, cedar and tobacco are intertwined in this magnificent wine. We have selected our best barrel, the crème de la crème, for your unique wine.


Wine Facts

  • Wine is unfiltered
  • Single vineyard wine
  • Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled

Michael Parmenter

Winemaker, VinRoc

Winemaker, Michael Parmenter

My wife and I built VinRoc from scratch. We learned and studied as we were planning and developing the vineyard and later building our winery. We soon found that Atlas Peak doesn't fit the textbook examples. The rugged rocky hillside that is the site of our Cabernet Vineyard required a different approach than the valley floor. My goal in making VinRoc is to produce a wine that truly reflects the unique qualities of our vineyard.

Country born: United States

Education: 3 years of study in the Viticulture and Enology program at Napa Valley College.

Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years

Winemaking Philosophy:
It starts in the vineyard

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6600 Rockledge Drive
Suite 150
Bethesda  MD  20817
301-547-0194

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Winery Distribution

VinRoc is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.

VinRoc Contact: Michael Parmenter

Domestic:

  • California ( dtc )
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