Winemaker Notes
Powdery perfume and prominent fig notes open this dark ruby wine. The mouthfeel is soft with red currants, raspberries and light weight tannins that finish with fresh underlying sage notes.
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Decanter
I love the energy and tension on the palate of this Atlas Peak Cabernet from Conn Creek. It's got a great nose of boysenberry and Bing cherry fruit dusted with white pepper and a host of fragrant crushed stone minerality. The palate is immediately enticing with more of that crunchy red fruit upfront, transitioning to darker cassis and spiced plum notes with tobacco, sandalwood and a dazzling mix of wild herbs and savoury chaparral notes. It's a treat to have such high-mountain tannin so nicely integrated so early on. Enjoy now and for the next 15 years.
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.
Just northeast of Napa city, Atlas Peak boasts some of Napa Valley’s highest elevation vineyards. Here the intense sunlight coupled with cool, nighttime temperatures produce grapes that are perfectly ripe, balanced and concentrated. The appellation is rich in volcanic soils and excels in the production of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.