• Appellation: Napa Valley

• Vineyard Site: 1/2 mile south of St. Helena on Lewelling Lane, an alluvial fan at the base of the western foothills

• Soil: Bale gravelly loam

• Vines: Cabernet Sauvignon on 110R rootstock

• Trellis: Vertical, 7-wire; 5' x 9' vine spacing; cane pruned

• Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

• Case Production: 461 Cases

• pH: 3.95

• TA (g/100ml): 0.59

• Harvest Date: October 3, 2016

• Brix at Harvest: 27.0

• Aging: 20 months in 90% new French oak barrels

• Finishing: Bottled unfined and filtered on May 2018

• Release Date: September 15, 2019

Tasting Notes

Our bolder cabernet of a precocious vintage, this wine has an amplitude of black fruits together with dark chocolate, road tar, violets, and a great depth of plush tannin. 

Review

“There are just over 450 cases of the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Wight Vineyard, another majestic, heavenly example of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from this estate. A selection from the estate vineyard that's all Cabernet aged 20 months in 90% new French oak (it's also bottled unfined and unfiltered), it offers a more pure, focused style than the straight Cabernet Sauvignon (as well as compared to the more over-the-top 2015) yet doesn't lose anything on the opulence and sheer decadence scale. Its incredibly pure bouquet of blueberries, black currants, lead pencil shavings, violets, and damp earth notes all remind me of a great vintage of Ducru-Beaucaillou. Full-bodied, ethereally textured, concentrated, classic and yet just pure deliciousness, this brilliant wine will continue drinking well for two decades.”

Jeb Dunnuck | January 2019 | 97 pts

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