Test Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon (South Block) - 4.0 acres

Planted in 1998 | Clone 08 | 6'x8'

By far the word's most popular red wine grape, Cabernet Sauvignon is a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc from the Bordeaux region in France. When we first choose to plant wine grapes, Cabernet was a natural front-runner because of its high concentration of fruit flavors and age worthiness. In 1998, when Riverbend was planted there was an estimated 71,000 tons of wine grapes harvest throughout the entire state. As of 2020, there are between 200,000 and 170,000 tons harvested per year and ~52,000 tons of that are Cabernet Sauvignon.

Cabernet Sauvignon performs well in gravelly, loamy soils. The Wahluke Slope AVA uniformly features 5+ feet of glacial outwash from the Missoula Floods, making the region a premier location for Cabernet Sauvignon vines.

Purchase wines from this block:
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon- click here
2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - click here (releasing Jan. 1 2022)
2017 Tribute - click here
2018 Estate Tribute - click here (releasing Jan. 1 2022)