Cabernet Cowboy

Fulfill a Cabernet cowboy called Jack. He trips the variety in Monterrey County, on the 700-acre Galante household ranches and also winery in Carmel Valley, appreciating the rows of vines that create his estate grown Galante Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon as well as other premium varietals.

Jack Galante originates from a lengthy line of historical Carmel citizens, including his great grandpa J. F. Devendorf that started the community of Carmel as well as later on developed the historical Highlands Inn. Considering that the beginning, when the Galante cattle ranch was planted with grapes in 1983 to the development of the vineyard in 1994, Galante Vineyards has actually been rounding-up honors as well as distinctions nationwide for their top-notch reds, to become identified as one of the premier cabernet producers in Monterey Region.

As a native Texan, I was instantly attracted to Jack as well as his companion Dawn, for their down-to-earth, cowboy design all blue denims, boots as well as large smiles. Yet beyond the Texas appeal are strong wines that represent themselves, revealing hints of the heat of Carmel Valley with layers of fruit and also earth.

Jack thinks high quality fruit is the key to great wines. Our approach is to expand the finest grapes possible and also allow them speak for themselves through the wine. He mentions that the extreme temperature levels of the upper Carmel Valley (Cachagua) cause a long growing period with remarkable hang time, generating cabernet sauvignon grapes that ripen slowly for extreme, abundant wines.

Choose a container of the 1998 Galante Red Rose Hill Cabernet Sauvignon. The winery is aptly called, climbing over a field of crimson roses, amongst the hundreds of rose bushes expanding on the ranch today. The wine itself is strong as well as rich in color, with a burst of dark berry and cherry fruits and also medium tannins for a single-vineyard Taxi that drinks well currently, and ought to improve with age via 2008. Or example the 1999 Rancho Galante, a vineyard blend of nice fruit, soft tannin that is very easy alcohol consumption and also sets well with poultry, pork or beef.

As we avoid into the sundown, Jack leaves us with a Galante Vineyards cowboy ideology to bear in mind, “Never adhere to excellent wine with water … unless you’re out of excellent wine.”