Paso d'Oro

Paso d'Oro is a Californian Cabernet Sauvignon made in an unashamedly generous style, and the name combines Paso, for the Paso Robles country of the central coast, with oro, gold.

Cabernet Sauvignon is California's most planted red grape and its calling card. The state's warmth ripens it far more fully than Bordeaux manages, giving the ripe cassis fruit and soft tannins that made Californian Cabernet famous, and modern winemaking has learned to keep acidity in balance rather than letting the alcohol run away.

California as an appellation permits fruit from anywhere in the state, which lets a winemaker blend across regions for consistency rather than being tied to one place. Wines like this are the backbone of the American market and the reason Cabernet remains the grape most people reach for.