By Daou Family Estates
Patrimony 2016

Wine Description
A California first-growth Cabernet Sauvignon without peer, fulfilling the Adelaida District's destiny as the world's next benchmark for Bordeaux varieties.

Vintage
If there were ever a perfect vintage, 2016 would be it. Bud break started in early March, and the warmth set in very quickly. The onset of veraison came rapidly and earlier than normal because of a very warm June and July. There were a few scares because of the raging fires throughout the region, but fortunately, our grapes were unaffected. In August, approximately one week from harvest, very cold weather set in, and the sugars stopped accumulating for several weeks allowing the perfect hang time to occur. The 2016 vintage allowed us to make our darkest, most concentrated wines yet. The longer hang time led to supple and very well-integrated tannins. The 2016 wines will be long-lived.

Viticulture and Vinification
Patrimony is rooted in the unrivaled terroir of Daou Mountain. The phenolics produced on this mountain are known to be among the highest in the world, fostering an immensity of color, depth, and structure. To extract the purest and most elevated expression of this terroir, purposeful omission is required. For this reason, only select vineyard rows are chosen for Patrimony cultivation. When the fruit is aggressively thinned, optically sorted, and used only for its free-run juice, a minimal percentage of the total potential yield meets the exacting standard we set for Patrimony. Fermentation proceeds exclusively with wild yeasts cultured from Daou Mountain, imbuing the wine with native texture and character.

Barriques
The Patrimony aging program is built around the most coveted barrels accessible only through personal relationships with top cooperages. These barrels are Taransaud T5 barrels coopered from five-year seasoned staves cut from centuries-old Troncais forest trees, the Serie Vieux Morat Sylvain collection barrels made from 39-meter tall sessile oak that is approximately 350 years old, a proprietary Daou barrel created from rare, super fine-grain pink oak, or Bois rose, also seasoned in the elements for five years, Seguin Moreau's Icone concept, whose technology allows even flavors throughout the barrels, and Berger barrels, who customized a special toast for our fruit. Collectively, these barrels provide for seamless oak integration and staggering complexity over a maturation period of 30 months, all without infringing upon the pure qualities of our Daou Mountain fruit. The result is the purest expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon grape - abundantly layered, extravagant, in-depth, and intricately poised to the end.

Tasting Notes
A massive yet elegant expression of our terroir, the Patrimony 2016 is a deep purple-black wine that delivers the full experience from beginning to end. On the nose, it profoundly exhibits floral characteristics that include creme de cassis, violets, espresso roast, truffles, and chocolate. This wine is tremendously concentrated with extremely high phenolics, often referred to by Daniel Daou as a "rare phenomenon." On the palate, it is very savory and includes notes of black fruit preserves, licorice, cooked blueberries, spice box, and cigar box. Additional creme de cassis and chocolate notes accompany this full-bodied wine with a firm tannin structure that delivers a very long finish. While muscular, it is elegant and balanced, delivering great pleasure and complexity. Built for the long haul, it should be laid down for several years before being consumed.

Wine Details
Varieties: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 15.20%
Cooperage: Taransaud T5, Sylvain Collection, Berger, Seguin Moreau Icone, Daou Proprietary Bois rose barrel
Aging: 30 months
Harvest Date: September 15, 18, and 19, 2016
Clones: 337, 338, 412
Rootstock: 420A
[Information provided by Patrimony Estate]

2016 Patrimony Cabernet Sauvignon
Producer: Patrimony
Location: USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles
Color: Red
Rating: 98+
Tasting Date: 10/31/2019
Maturity: 2019 - 2034
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Source: Central Coast: The 2017s and 2018s
What can be considered the flagship of the estate, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is a sensational Cabernet Sauvignon that can stand up the best out there. Incredibly pure notes of cassis, spice box, graphite, lead pencil shavings, and a terrific sense of minerality all flow from this pure Paso Robles beauty that shows the quality that can be achieved from these magical limestone soils. Full-bodied and powerful, yet seamless and balanced, enjoy bottles over the coming 15-20 years or more.

2016 Patrimony
Rating: 98
Producer: Patrimony
Wine Region: USA, California, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Adelaida District
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Color / Type / Sweetness: Red / Table / Dry
Reviewed By: Erin Brooks
Drink Date: 2022 - 2047
The 2016 Patrimony is made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged 30 months in 100% new French oak. It has a deep purple-black color and explosive, unbelievably layered nose of lilacs, violets, vanilla, espresso, rooibos tea leaves, underbrush and cinnamon stick aromas mingling over a core of blueberry compote, blackberry pie, black cherry preserves and pure blackcurrant fruit with an undercurrent of iron and graphite. The medium to full-bodied palate gives up stunningly explosive flavor layers. It has an unbelievably ripe, pixelated frame and fantastic juiciness, finishing very long, lifted and layered. This is stunning.
Published: Jan 31, 2020

2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Patrimony
Producer: DAOU
Place of Origin: United States, Adelaida District, Paso Robles, Central Coast
Color: Red
Grape/Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon
Rating: 97
Drinking Window: 2026 - 2036
From: Paso Robles Can’t Stop Winning (Feb 2020)
Bright purple. Sexy, expansive aromas of dark berry preserves, cherry-cola, cured tobacco, smoky oak and vanilla are complemented by exotic spice and floral topnotes. Smooth, broad, alluringly sweet cassis, cherry and floral pastille flavors show outstanding depth and energy, with a suave spicecake note emerging with aeration. The cherry and floral notes resonate on a wonderfully long, seamless finish that features youthful tannins and lingering spiciness. (aged in new French oak barrels for 30 months)
By: Josh Raynolds on February 2020

Patrimony 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (Adelaida District)
From: Adelaida District, Central Coast, California, US
Rating: 96 - Cellar Selection
Price: $275
Winery: Patrimony
Region: Central Coast
Alcohol: 15.20%
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Type: Red
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Issue Date: 3/1/2020
Reviewed By: Matt Kettmann
Deep and darkly hued in the glass while rich and intense but still balanced on the nose, this luxury-level bottling by the Daou brothers begins with aromas of blackberry, wood spice, lilac, cola and char on the nose. Lavish, expertly polished tannins frame the sip, where rich flavors of cassis, toast and coffee extract are powerful yet refined.
Reviewed By: Matt Kettmann

2016 Daou Patrimony Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Paso Robles, Adelaida District
Rating: 96
Price: $275
Very dark ruby red. Compared to the 2017, this Patrimony is more ethereal with aromas and flavors of black raspberry, cassis, graphite and a hint of bitter chocolate. It's mouth filling and pure with an uncanny combination of energy and elegance. The aftertaste is exceptionally persistent with firm tannins. The patient wine lover should give this more time in cellar. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 30 months in 100% new French oak; 15.2% alc.

Patrimony Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles Adelaida District 2016
Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021
Score: 95
Color: Red
Country: United States
Region: California
Vintage: 2016
A firm, racy red with blackberry, blueberry and dark-chocolate character. Solid tannins. Very pretty and long. This is a plush, yet a reserved red for the area. Drink now or hold.