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Arnot-Roberts Cabernet Sauvignon Clajeux Vineyard 2023

Price: $160.00
Tasting notes

The 2023 Clajeux is elegant and pure with some lush fruit and richness reined in by juicy acidity and fine tannins. It is open and giving but will continue to evolve over the next ten years. This site yields Arnot-Roberts' most elegant Cabernet, with depth of color, varietal flavor, and streamlined tannins and acidity.

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Wine details

Dry/Sweet:, Dry
Wine Type:, Red Wine
Wine Style:, Full Body
Grapes:, Cabernet Sauvignon
Farming:, Organic
Vintage:, 2023
Alcohol:,
Country:, United States
Region:, Sonoma County
Appellation:, Chalk Hill AVA
Bottle Size:, 750ml
Sugar Level:, Zero Added Sugar

  • Style: Dry, full-bodied red Cabernet Sauvignon from Chalk Hill, Sonoma County
  • Grapes & Terroir: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; organic farming; volcanic hillside soils, Chalk Hill AVA
  • Winemaking: Native yeast fermentation, partial whole cluster, aged in French oak barrels coopered by Nathan Roberts
  • Serving: Serve at 60-65F; decanting optional
  • Pairing: Steak, gamey meats, roast white meats, stinky cheese
  • Similar To: Other site-driven, cool-climate California Cabernet Sauvignon

Arnot-Roberts Cabernet Sauvignon Clajeux Vineyard 2023 is produced by Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts, who founded their winery in 2001 . The fruit comes from the Clajeux Vineyard, located on a steep volcanic hillside overlooking a secluded valley in the Chalk Hill region of Sonoma County . The vines were planted in 1999 by Don and Carolyn Vogt , and since 2003 Arnot-Roberts has worked with the same 14 rows in this vineyard . The wine is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented with native yeasts and aged in French oak coopered by Nathan Roberts.

Producer and retailer pairings for this Cabernet include stinky cheese, gamey meats, roast white meats, and steak. The structure also suits grilled red meats and aged hard cheeses typical for Cabernet Sauvignon.

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East Coast: 5 business days

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Producer profile

Arnot-Roberts

Arnot-Roberts was founded in 2001 in Healdsburg, California by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts. The focus of this two-person operation is small lot, single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay, and several other varieties uncommon in Northern California, with sites generally on the cooler end of the spectrum for the planted varieties. Total production is around 2,000 cases per year with thirteen individual wines.

Arnot-Roberts works with all of their growers to encourage organic farming and minimize their environmental impact. At Clajeux, the vines were planted in 1999 by Don and Carolyn Vogt, and Arnot-Roberts has worked with the same 14 rows since 2003.

Winemaking includes indigenous fermentations, little or no new wood, and whole-cluster inclusion for the red wines. Cabernet Sauvignon is fermented with partial whole cluster and aged in barrels coopered by Nathan Roberts himself, whose father was a cooper and taught him the craft.

Wine region

Sonoma County, United States

The Clajeux Vineyard is located on a steep volcanic hillside overlooking a secluded valley in the Chalk Hill region of Sonoma County. This geologically complex area is made up of countless ridges and valleys that form the terrain separating Knights Valley to the East from the Russian River Valley to the West. The site is surrounded by native oak and madrone trees and combines well-drained, rocky volcanic soil with cooling afternoon breezes sweeping in from the Russian River Valley below.

Chalk Hill is a Sonoma sub-appellation whose boundaries cover the northeastern corner of the Russian River Valley AVA, named after its chalky and white, volcanic ash soils. The terrain has proven successful with white varieties, namely Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Frequently asked question

We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

Ground shipping time depends on location, here's a breakdown:

West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

See here our shipping policy.

Signature on delivery is mandatory for wine deliveries. Please make sure someone is at the shipping address to sign for the package.

If applicable, please consider delivering the package to a business address to ensure someone is available to sign for the package.

We also have the option of delivering the package to a Carrier's store for pickup. Please reach out to us to coordinate.

Carrier will try to delivery a package up to three times before returning the package to us.

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If you miss a delivery and a package gets returned to us we have two options:

1) Reship the package right away: due to the very high cost of shipping and returns, we must charge a re-shipping fee to be determined based on package size and shipping destination.

2) Consolidate the returned package with your next order: this option is free of charge and it's the most popular option.

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