Winemaker Notes
Blend: 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Petite Sirah
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Vivid, with bright blackberry fruit and a lovely elegant savouriness from notes of meat, forest floor and black olive.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Blended with 8% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Winemaker's Reserve is deep garnet-purple colored and opens with black currant pastilles, baked black cherries and dried mulberries scents with touches of forest floor, tapenade and bouquet garni plus a waft of fungi. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has plenty of muscular fruit and a firm, grainy frame with a savory finish.
One of the most prestigious wines of the world capable of great power and grace, Napa Valley Cabernet is a leading force in the world of fine, famous, collectible red wine. Today the Napa Valley and Cabernet Sauvignon are so intrinsically linked that it is difficult to discuss one without the other. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that this marriage came to light; sudden international recognition rained upon Napa with the victory of the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon in the 1976 Judgement of Paris.
Cabernet Sauvignon undoubtedly dominates Napa Valley today, covering half of the land under vine, commanding the highest prices per ton and earning the most critical acclaim. Cabernet Sauvignon’s structure, acidity, capacity to thrive in multiple environs and ability to express nuances of vintage make it perfect for Napa Valley where incredible soil and geographical diversity are found and the climate is perfect for grape growing. Within the Napa Valley lie many smaller sub-AVAs that express specific characteristics based on situation, slope and soil—as a perfect example, Rutherford’s famous dust or Stags Leap District's tart cherry flavors.