Daou Patrimony Cave des Lions, the First Growth of Paso Robles
Daou Patrimony Cave des Lions is a genuine collector trophy. It is the top bottling from the mountain estate two brothers built to be the first growth of Paso Robles. It is the gift for the serious California Cabernet collector who already owns the Napa cult names. It suits anyone who wants the Paso Robles crown jewel, a bottle with real ambition and a great story.
The story is remarkable. Georges and Daniel Daou were born in Lebanon and survived the civil war. They emigrated, built and sold a technology company, then poured everything into wine. They found a peak high in the Adelaida District, now called Daou Mountain. It had the soils and cool Pacific influence to grow Bordeaux grapes. They set out to make a wine to stand with the greats. Patrimony is their flagship, and Cave des Lions is the pinnacle above it. It is a small production cuvee from selected estate blocks, aged in new French oak.
What makes it exceptional:
- The top tier bottling from the Daou Patrimony program, above the standard Patrimony.
- A Cabernet based Bordeaux blend from the high Daou Mountain estate.
- Grown in the Adelaida District of Paso Robles, cooled by Pacific air.
- Aged in new French oak, powerful, polished and built to age.
- A self made first growth with a founder story to match.
In the glass it is dense and structured, with deep cassis and dark berry, cedar and graphite. It has cocoa and fine, firm tannins, over a long, age worthy finish. It is a wine that rewards a big glass and time in the cellar. It makes a statement the moment the recipient sees the label.
Decant it and give it air, or set it in the cellar for a decade. It will only grow in stature. This is a bottle bought to mark something important, and it both looks and drinks the part.
It is a natural for a serious collector, a landmark celebration, or an executive gift that has to impress. The front of the bottle can be engraved, and a note included at checkout.
