Winemaker Notes
Blend: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 3% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
This displays a pure core of black cherry, cassis and plum puree flavors before the back end clamps down, revealing grippy tar and apple wood notes. Shows freshness and drive, with a pervasive sagebrush detail. Needs time to round into form. Best from 2022 through 2038
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: One of the best reasons to enjoy the Mount Veeder Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is the wine's balance. Winemaker Janet Myers has always produced wines that are well-conceived and well-built. The 2016 vintage is a beautiful effort. TASTING NOTES: This wine is firm, yet well-balanced. Its enticing aromas and delightful flavors of ripe berries and an accent of oak should pair it well with a well-seasoned Porchetta. (Tasted: May 10, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine offers outstanding value, made in a soft, approachable style that still retains complexity and full-bodied flavor. Thick, chalky tannins give it a grip that melds well against lush offerings of dark chocolate and black cherry encased in toasted oak.
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.