Winemaker Notes
Beautiful aromas of blackcurrants, spice box, raspberry, blueberry and dried flowers greet the nose in this Red Wine. The textured mouthfeel is full of flavor with plum preserves, mulberries, cinnamon stick and laced with lavender, rose petal and spice. This is a charming wine with a bold freshness and silky tannins followed by a savory finish.
Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 10% Petite Sirah, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 1% Merlot
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2019 Napa Valley Reserve Red is a smoking value based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Verdot, 9% each of Petite Sirah and Cabernet Franc, and the rest Syrah and Merlot. Medium to full-bodied, opulent, and mouth-filling, with a great nose of ripe dark fruits, tobacco, cedarwood, and chocolate, it’s beautifully balanced and already hard to resist. Drink it over the coming 7-8 years.
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.