Project Paso
Estrella District High Camp Vineyard Cabernet Pfeffer
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
Raspberry and cranberry aromas hit the nose first, with bright strawberry and stem spice rounding out the juicy palate.
Cabernet Pfeffer is grown in very very few places in the world. In France it’s known as Mourtaou/Mancin, an old variety from Bordeaux, which was brought to California by a botanist in the 19th century before it was wiped out by phylloxera in its native vineyards. There are less than 15 known acres of it in the world.
All the historic acreage in California was planted at around the same time, in the 1920’s. There have been some new plantings going in, including this one at High Camp in Paso Robles.
Raspberry and cranberry aromas hit the nose first, with bright strawberry and stem spice rounding out the juicy palate.
Cabernet Pfeffer is grown in very very few places in the world. In France it’s known as Mourtaou/Mancin, an old variety from Bordeaux, which was brought to California by a botanist in the 19th century before it was wiped out by phylloxera in its native vineyards. There are less than 15 known acres of it in the world.
All the historic acreage in California was planted at around the same time, in the 1920’s. There have been some new plantings going in, including this one at High Camp in Paso Robles.