High Dive Napa Valley Red Blend 2016
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Accessible aromas of sun-ripened blackberries and red cherry blend with a dense core of cassis and pomegranate reduction on the nose. Playful acidity is lavishly rounded by tones of bright strawberries, muddled blackberries and huckleberries. Rich mouthfeel is accompanied by an expansive, pure fruit mid palette that trails into a broad and lingering finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Compared to the 2015, the 2016 Red Blend offers more freshness and purity, with classy notes of cassis, damp earth, tobacco, and lead pencil shavings. Nicely concentrated, medium to full-bodied, with both acidity and tannins, it's going to develop more complexity with 2-4 years of bottle age and keep for 15+ years.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Red Blend is made up of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, 1% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it is broody and a little reduced to begin, opening out to reveal a core of blackberries, black cherries and warm cassis plus hints of underbrush, charcuterie, olives and yeast extract. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy textured with lovely freshness and a good core of pure fruit, culminating in an earthy finish.
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James Suckling
A straightforward, rich red with lots of ripe berry and plum character. Full and rich with layers of ripe tannins.
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High Dive is the excitement you feel when you start your journey, the freedom when you dive in, let go and enjoy.
High Dive Napa Valley began in 2014 as an adventurous collaboration between Share a Splash wine co. Founder?Yoav Gilat?and winemakers?Peter Heitz?(Turnbull Wine Cellars) and?Scott Palazzo?(Palazzo Wines). A 'Left Bank' Bordeaux styled blend, High Dive is a proprietary red that is an homage to the classic Napa Valley blends of the 1970s. The three wine industry friends came together over a shared vision to create a Cabernet blend that would take you to the root of what first made Napa Valley so beloved. Yoav, a long-time admirer and collector of classic California brands like Ridge Vineyards, Diamond Creek Vineyards and Dominus Estate wanted to create his take on a new classic.
The winemaking dream team – Peter, a 4th generation winemaker from Napa that specializes in structured Cabs from Oakville and Scott bringing a ‘Right Bank’ Bordeaux expertise - set out to craft an elegant, proprietary red that would showcase the best of Napa’s terroir, with classic restraint.
Limited production, High Dive is crafted from a portfolio of several of the best vineyards in Napa Valley. The wine’s ‘Left Bank’ Bordeaux style blends world -class Cabernet Sauvignon with additional Bordeaux varietals; Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.