95 Points - Chris Sawyer "Sommelier to the Stars"
94 Points - Bonfort's W&S Journal
94 Points - DrinkMe Magazine
94 Points - Palate Press
This wine very approachable now, and has plenty of depth, structure, and complexity to lay down for another 5-8 years.
Only a couple hundred cases EVER MADE and we have just enough to share with you today. While it lasts!
Food pairings include hard cheeses, charcuterie, lamb sliders, risotto with wild mushrooms, pan-seared duck with cherry sauce, slow-roasted prime rib, chocolate truffle.
Winemaking
Teaming up with veteran Napa Winemakers, Mark Jessup (Opus One, Mondavi) and Michael Quinn (Charles Krug, BV, Michael-Scott Wines). Recent vintages have received 94 to 96 Points by Christopher Sawyer, collected Gold Medals from the prestigious London Wine Competition, and featured in Napa Valley Life Magazine and Bonfort’s Wine & Spirits.
Vintage
The 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet vintage belongs in an echelon with the finest of the past two decades. In terms of weather, "slow" and "easy" were consistent descriptors for this vintage.
VINTAGE: 2018
VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION: Napa Valley
VINEYARDS: 80% Oakville, 20% Mt. Veeder
AGING: 22 months in 30% New American and French Oak barrels
pH: 3.69
TA: 5.75 g/L
ALCOHOL: 14.2%
95 Points
Wild blueberry, raspberry and earth tones that move into notes of boysenberry, crushed black cherry, pomegranate seeds, fresh wood, and a hint of cola. The palate offers more flavors of juicy blue and black fruit merge with cedary herbs, ground clove, and savory umami tones.
94 Points
Lovely aromas of crushed blueberry, red and blue plum, dried violet flower. It's juicy and engaging, with mulled raspberry coursing through and offers balance and depth with perfect levels of acidity with silky tannins leading to a long engaging finish.
92 Points
Ruby-plum core with a light purple rim in the glass. The palate starts with boysenberry and black cherry tones, alongside notes of herb and black licorice. Maraschino cherry and plum notes pump through with a smooth medium-bodied texture. Crunchy sweet tannins and balanced acidity round it out.
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