Winemaker Notes
Wine Spots Napa Valley Red Wine is a classic Bordeaux-styled wine, exhibiting the strength and structure of Old World varietals with the finesse and of Napa Valley. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Cuvée 38Red Wine showcases the complexity, regal mouth feel, and soft, silkty tannins that hallmarks of the Bordeaux Right Bank style. This is an expressive wine, with dark cherry, cassis, and blackberry flavors that are enhanced by French oak aging, further contributing to the balance, silky tannins, and lingering finish.
Enjoy with heavy dishes like roast beef, grilled steak, hearty meat stews and hard cheeses.
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.