Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
A brooding and reserved bouquet opens up with air, revealing aromas of crushed currants, sweet tobacco and pencil shavings. On the palate, the wine is powerful and full-bodied, with a chassis of firm but fine savoury tannins, underpinned by a good line of acid. This is more taut, structural and incipiently complex than its Napa counterpart, and will reward some time in the cellar.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Montecillo Vineyard offers a gorgeous nose of crème de cassis, dark chocolate and cloves over hints of menthol, pencil shavings and game. Medium-bodied and packed with firmly textured, muscular fruit, it has a lot of energy and depth with a long, minerally finish.
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Wine Spectator
Breezy cherry, damson plum and pomegranate notes form the fruit profile, with bouncy floral and spice accents. Shows an evenhanded approach to the toast, allowing the finish to sail through.
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.
Situated in the southeastern corner of Napa Valley in the Vaca range, the vineyards of the Coombsville AVA enjoy a long growing season mitigated by cool, San Pablo Bay fog.