• 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: 709 Cases

• pH: 3.90

• TA (g/100ml): 0.60

• Harvest Date: September 15, 2015

• Brix at Harvest: 27.4

• Aging: 18 months in 70% new French oak barrels

• Finishing: Bottled unfined and filtered on May 30,2017

• Release Date: September 15, 2018

Tasting Notes

Bouquet: Aromas of cocoa, vanilla and leather, together with dark brambleberry. 

Flavor: Black currant and bright berry balanced with cedar and dusty earth, luscious texture, gripping spice and a lingering finish. 

Review

“The base 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is no entry level wine and offers incredible purity and elegance in its blue fruits, cassis, graphite, and violet-tinged aromas and flavors. This beauty has classic, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon richness, polished tannin, no hard edges, and a great finish. Tasting just like a slightly toned-down version of the Wight Vineyard (Bordeaux lovers will probably prefer this cuvee as it’s slightly more classic in style) it’s a beautiful, layered, multi-dimensional Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the coming 15+ years.”

Jeb Dunnuck | December 2017 | 95 pts

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