Winemaker Notes
This wine is instantly compelling with its appealing nose. Bright, candied red fruits dance on top of a dark fruit base with subtle threads of dried herbs and reductive youthfulness. Give this wine plenty of oxygen and watch it evolve over an entire evening. Light on the palate but with a concentration of flavor on the tongue. Smooth with finely integrated tannins and enough acid to make your mouth water.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
I like the currant-bush and light herbal aromas with hints of earth. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Brightness and freshness to this. Vivid and delicious and will age nicely.
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Wine Spectator
Ripe and sleek in feel, with açaí and blackberry pâte de fruit notes rippling along nicely, flecked with violet, sweet bay leaf and savory hints and supported by a cast iron note on the finish. Packs a nice sanguine echo at the very end. Drink now through 2036.
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.