2022 Jada Vineyard Passing By

The 2022 Passing By is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, and 6% Malbec, aged 19 months in 78% new French oak. Crème de cassis, smoky oak, graphite, tobacco, and scorched earth dominate the bouquet. It's rich, medium to full-bodied, focused, structured, and inward, needing short-term cellaring. This beautiful wine will stand toe to toe with some of the best from Napa. Hide bottles for 2-4 years and enjoy over the following two decades. Drink 2027-2047. Jada Vineyard is located in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles, just off Vineyard Drive, and produces a wide range of estate-grown wines spanning Rhône and Bordeaux varieties, along with single white and rosé offerings. The portfolio includes varietal Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings under the Empire and Jersey Girl labels, along with proprietary blends such as SawBones, Jack of Hearts, and Passing By. Additional small-lot offerings include Merlot, Tannat, and a rosé based on Grenache. The Sauvignon Blanc program sources from Vogelzang Vineyard in Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara and is bottled under the Lotus Eaters label. The wines are made by Joshua Harp with some blending help by Nate Hall, with aging in a mix of new and used French oak, Austrian oak, and stainless steel, depending on the cuvée. Beginning with the 2023 vintage, the Empire series replaces the former WCS bottlings as the top-tier releases for Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon.