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2016 Mt.Brave Napa valley Cabernet Sauvignon 750mL - 6 Pack
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Review
Gary Walsh 96/100
Black and blue fruit, iodine, mocha, baking spice and ginger biscuits. Full-bodied, incredibly dense and chewy, with masses of graphite tannin rolling through sweet dark fruit and high quality oak. So much power of fruit, and tannin, and assertive winemaking overlay, but so compelling. Finish is very long, slick with tannin, and juicy perfumed black fruit. Fortune favours the Brave, surely.
The Wine Front - 9 February 2021
Tasting Notes
palate
Seamless with black and blue fruits, great floral notes, structural silky tannins working in harmony for a long, balanced finish.
vinification
We hand-harvested grapes during cool morning hours, at an average Brix of 26.5°. The wine was fermented in stainless steel and then underwent native malolactic fermentation in barrels to round acidity and softly integrate the vanillin character of French oak (87% new).
vintage notes
For the 2016 harvest, we had an almost perfect spring, the growing conditions during the summer had minor extremes and the ripening period was almost as ideal. September had a brief late heat spike and a touch of rain fell in October, rounding out a great season. The Cabernet Sauvignon harvested from this vintage is a fantastic example of a Bordeaux style blend hitting all the right notes.
grape variety
86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot
region notes
High-elevation winegrowing requires a painstaking, labor intensive approach. Thin, rocky soils and steep slopes make water retention a challenge and erosion a threat, but the vines benefit from the struggle and produce concentrated flavours. The high altitude keeps midday temperatures cooler than those in the valley below, while the position above the fog line gives grapes longer daily exposure to sunlight. This regularly extends the growing season into November, and the increased hang-time results in peak ripeness and full varietal complexity.
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