In its simplest terms, there are Six Degrees separating the earth from the wine found in the bottle: soil, vine, grapes, barrel, bottle, you.
More importantly, Six Degrees speaks to the connectedness found in the pleasures of sharing wine with those closest to you. There is perhaps no other beverage in the world that fosters the sense of community that wine does. Whether at the dinner or restaurant table, celebrating a marriage, a baby or just Tuesday night, wine is always there.
We hope that you'll share each bottle of Six Degrees with someone close to you .
2009 Six Degrees Tasting Notes
Rich and layered, with complex creamy chocolate, dark cherry and wild berry fruit that is spicy and aromatic, this wine shows incredible depth and richness. With tannins that give it traction, our 2009 vintage displays elegance across the palate and truly highlights the beauty of this vineyard. Give it a decade or more in the cellar to reveal all its intricacies.
Already amazingly seductive, with wonderfully rich aromas of cocoa, sweet oak and fully expressed fruit, this wine in no way lets up on the palate and delivers deep, multi-faceted flavors from first sip through finish. As is often the case with Six Degrees bottling's, it is so beautifully balanced that it invites early drinking, but while we would not fault you for ignoring this advice, we also strongly suggest patience as its best years lie down the road.
2007 was all about balance. The vintage enjoyed a beautiful, temperate spring that allowed the fruit to set perfectly on the vine. This was followed by a gorgeous summer that stretched all the way through September with only one heat spike. The resulting wine is perhaps the best we've ever made.
The first thing you'll notice on this wine is the intense, deep purple hue it shows in the glass. There's only one word for that: Powerful. The fruit and oak combine harmoniously on the palate, offering the silky textures and flavors that have become the standard that defines Six Degrees.
Produced from a single vineyard sitting high above the Russian River Valley in Sonoma, this amazing 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine continues to be a coveted wine throughout the country.
The juice went through a 14-day fermentation with a 5-day extended maceration. During this time three punch downs a day were performed giving maximum skin to juice contact. The wine was barrel aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak.
The 2006 Six Degrees is seductively smooth and reaches every part of the palate with amazing balance. Aromas and flavors of sweet fruits and vanilla dominate with a tremendous integration of tasty French oak flavors. Decant and enjoy watching this wine develop in your glass.
From a two-acre block on Redwood Hill in Sonoma County, on the North East side of the Mayacamas Mountains, the vineyard sits above the Russian River Valley. At an an altitude of over 1100 feet the fruit is almost always out of the fog and reaps the rewards of warm nurturing sunshine.
The juice went through a 14-day fermentation with a 5-day extended maceration. During this time three punch downs a day were performed giving maximum skin to juice contact. The wine was barrel aged for 17 months in 80% new French oak.
The wine exhibits an incredible nose of mocha, tobacco, dark berries and chocolate and is balanced with fresh acids and a soft coating mouth feel. The oak is perfectly integrated and offers the promise of early consumption though long term cellaring of 10-12 years is possible.
