Background
A Bordeaux-style cuvee, our Patrick’s Vineyard Selection is a very special wine for numerous reasons: 1) it’s one of the best wines we make and is bottled only in exceptional vintages (2009 was the first); 2) the fruit comes from a steeply sloping, south-facing section of our Home Ranch boasting thin, rocky soils and low-yielding vines bred from the finest clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, four of the five classic Bordeaux red varieties; 3) the 2022 vintage, yielded a monumental Patrick’s featuring an incredible concentration and depth of flavor coupled with a wonderful complexity; 4) the wine is named for proprietor Dan Gainey’s son, the fourth generation of Gainey’s to work the land in our most beautiful Santa Ynez Valley. Patrick’s Vineyard Selection embodies the very best of Gainey Vineyard, and we are proud to offer it to you.
Wine Notes
Our 2021 Patrick’s Vineyard Selection is a classic, single-vineyard, Bordeaux-style blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% merlot, 5% Petit Verdot & 3% Cabernet Franc. It’s a stunning wine offering an incredibly saturated ruby color; dense and fragrant dark cherry, boysenberry, blackberry and cassis aromas with hints of tobacco, tar and sweet vanilla; and rich, juicy, massively concentrated black cherry, blackcurrant, and blackberry flavors accented by pleasingly earthy, spicy, toasty and mineral tones that emerge in the wine’s remarkably long, persistent and fruitful finish. Firmly structured with round, supple tannins, the 2022 Patrick’s is a youthfully intense wine that will benefit from up to a decade of aging. Enjoy it in the near term with hearty meals featuring beef, lamb, game, stews and flavorful cheeses.
Santa Ynez, California