2004 Dovetail Cabernet Sauvignon Ashley Vyd Dovetail’s second release of Ashley Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon takes our estate wine to the next level! 2004 was our first full year farming the Ashley Vineyard, which meant that our plans to severely limit yields for the most intensely flavored fruit were put into motion. After the berries had set in late spring, we dropped over half of the entire crop to the ground. This left the vines impeccably balanced and poised to deliver all of their energy into significantly less fruit. The result? Uniform ripening across the vineyard, super rich berry flavors, and robust clusters that breezed through the late summer heat waves unscathed. The wine was aged for 22 months in 60% new French oak barrels before finding its final home in Dovetail’s signature silkscreen bottles.