Stanton Vineyards Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
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The Oakville appellation in the Napa Valley has long been recognized as a unique combination of soil, topography, and climate that join together to create an environment that produces world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Since 1999, the Stanton Family has been putting aside some of their most prized fruit from their 42-acre estate vineyard to produce wine under the Stanton Vineyards label. The growing season of 2014 was once again marked by a lack of adequate rainfall. As a result, our yields fell to just under 3.25 tons per acre. The resulting wine is perhaps more concentrated, polished and fruity.
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James Suckling
Intense, herbal and sour-cherry aromas pour from this powerful but rather sleek wine that has a lot of drive. Really distinctive with a very attractive, crisp and very food-friendly finish. This would rate even higher, if the tannins were a shade finer on the finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2016 Stanton Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon is the quintessential Napa Valley red wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows excellent aromas and flavors of ripe currants, black fruits, and savory spices. Enjoy it with a roast leg of lamb. (Tasted: December 5, 2020, San Francisco, CA)
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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Home to some of the most sought-after Cabernet Sauvignon in America, Napa Valley’s Oakville district stretches across the center of Napa's valley floor and foothills between the Vaca and Mayacamas Mountains. This AVA is home to the legendary To Kalon Vineyard and Martha's Vineyard, as well as many powerhouse wineries including Screaming Eagle, Silver Oak, Robert Mondavi, Opus One, Far Niente and Groth.
The climate is generally warm and agreeable, resulting in year after year of favorable vintages. Summer days see a gentle tug of war between warmer inland air and the cool air coming in from the San Pablo Bay, creating an ideal environment to grow red varieties. Oakville's diverse soils, namely ancient sea bedrock, clay and gravel, are well-drained, and perfect for high-caliber viticulture.
Cabernet here is often bottled varietally but is also popular in Bordeaux Blends. Oakville wines are known for their silky, sensual textures, structured tannins, dark and brooding fruit and lovely aromatics. These age-worthy and prestigious wines are favored by collectors throughout the world.