Vintage Notes A series of warm days and cool nights pushed Napa Valley’s vintners and growers across the annual harvest finish line by the third week of October. This year’s harvest will go down as one of the earliest ever in Napa Valley and it will also be noted for near-perfect weather throughout the growing season, resulting in a fairly abundant and very high-quality crop. In spite of the drought, vintners are using words like, “quality,” “depth of flavor” and “excellent” to describe their expectations for the 2014 vintage. Many are also using “good fortune” among the blessings they are counting in a season where Mother Nature threw a curveball.
Tasting Notes This bold Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of dark fruit with hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and cassis. Intense fruit, dark chocolate, toasty oak, and spice lead to a velvety, long finish with refined tannins.
Reviews 95 points, Gold, Best Wine by Varietal (Cabernet Sauvignon), Best Wine by Country (USA) and Best Wine by Packaging at the 2020 London Wine Competition
93 points from Decanter, William Kelley, 5/31/2017
92 points from jamessuckling.com, James Suckling, 5/5/17
90 points from Wine & Spirits, Joshua Greene, August 2018
