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2014 AMBYTH PASO ROBLES “PINE RIDGE VINEYARD” PASO ROBLES CABERNET SAUVIGNON, CALIFORNIA. 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah. (Certified Biodynamic)

This “old world” style Cabernet hearkens back to the lighter, more nuanced Cabs of California’s past. 15% syrah was added and the wine aged 50% in Australian white clay egg amphora and 50% in neutral oak. Located in Paso Robles, AmByth Estate is one of California’s few certified Demeter-Certified Biodynamic growers and winemakers – meaning they farm Biodynamically and make Biodynamic wine. All the fruit is hand-harvested and foot-stomped and the wine aged and bottled without any additives. The wine is unfiltered so may have sediment. Demeter-Certified Biodynamic/no added sulfur. This delicious, food-friendly Cab is complex and intriguing. Easy to enjoy at a moderate 13% avb.

About: AmByth Estate believes in producing wines that are made with minimal intervention: letting the wine make itself. They do not use additives or other winemaking gimmicks to manipulate the fruit that comes from our vineyards. Many factors influence that year’s crop, and they want to taste these influences in the wine. They do not fine or filter and we use only native yeasts. They gently foot crush our red grapes and let them set on their stems and skins until full fermentation has taken place. They also strive to produce wines lower in alcohol levels, so that they have drinkable wines which create that magical harmony between wine and food. Wine is a lover of food, it should caress and bring out the very best.

AmByth is proud to make interesting natural wines, wines that definitely tell you you’re drinking AmByth wines. As of 2011, all wines are made with Zero Added Sulfites (with the exception of 2011 Red Table Wine, which has 14ppm added). The wines are aged in neutral oak barrels, stainless steel, or terra cota amphoras handmade in Italy. (Winery)