Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
USA, Napa County
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
RRP CA$129.99
Description
The wine's complex aromas of black fruits, rich leather and nuances of violets burst out of the glass. Its full-bodied, rich mouthfeel carries these flavors for a long, lingering finish that loves a good grilled steak, rack of lamb or roasted duck.
Awards
Gold Decanter Medal
Certifications
Terroir
Yountville: Preincipally gravelly silt loams, sedimentary in origin, and gravelly alluvial soils with rock, moderately fertile
Silty Loam
Gravelly Clay Loam (Bale Loam)
Rutherford: West side is sedimentary, gravelly-sandy and alluvial, with good water retention and moderate fertility; east side has more volcanic soils, moderately deep, more fertile.
Gravelly Sandy Loam
Gravelly Loam
Alluvial Gravelly Loam
Viticulture
We farm all of our vineyards naturally, without artificial pesticides or herbicides, and they are certified organic.
Vinification
We believe in minimal intervention winemaking, fermenting the grapes with indigenouse yeast at moderate temperatures that allow the wine to gain flavors and color from extended skin contact.
Alcohol
14.4%
Analytical data
dry
0.3 g/l residual sugar
6.0 g/l acidity
Vineyard
Yountville, Rutherford, Calistoga
Yield: 38.1 hl/ha
Color
Apparent color: darkRed
Intensity: deep
Aromas
Aroma intensity: moderate
Fruit: moderate
Floral: minimal
Spice: restrained
Wood: restrained
Taste
Body: full
Tannins: moderate
