The growing season of 2011 was cooler than normal, highlighted by one of the wettest Junes on record. Our crop yields from our Oakville cabernet produced a meager 2.6 tons per acre. This low yield was the primary reason we were able to patiently wait out an agonizingly late season until we reached our target grape maturity. This 2011 Stanton Cabernet has a fresh and fragrant forwardness that we have come to expect, a hardy middle, and finishes with well-integrated soft tannins.