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Appellation: Diamond Mountain-Napa Valley
Growing Season notes:
The 2016 growing season was near perfect: relatively constant, slightly cooler temperatures and the end of the five consecutive years of drought. The unusually cool August allowed for the fruit to ripen perfectly until our harvest on September 14.
Winemaking notes:
After the pick, the fruit was hand sorted then fermented in a stainless tank. Post-primary fermentation, it was barreled down to 55% new and 45% two-year-old French oak barrels to complete malolactic fermentation. It was aged 27 months in barrel, bottled in January of 2019 and laid down for a year to mature. 214 cases produced.
Tasting notes:
Our 2016 Diamond Mountain is a savory Cabernet full of soft black fruit, particularly black cherry, a touch of anise and forest floor notes…a hallmark of the redwoods around the vineyard site and the rhyolitic ash in the soils. The oak integration supports the fruit beautifully. While this wine will age beautifully for many years, it is able to be enjoyed now upon decanting.
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Growing season notes:
The 2015 growing season received well below normal rainfall, causing the vines to struggle quite a bit, resulting in smaller clusters full of flavor. The temperatures were ideal throughout the season though and allowed the fruit to ripen perfectly until our harvest on September 15 at 25.6 Brix resulting in an alcohol level of 14.4%.
Winemaking notes:
We hand-sorted the berries and fermented in a stainless-steel tank. After primary fermentation, it was barreled down to 50% new French oak barrels and 50% two-year-old French oak barrels to complete malolactic fermentation. It was aged for 33 months in barrel before bottling. 60 cases produced.
Tasting notes:
The most “Napa like” of our Cabernets to date, the 2015 showcases dark, brooding fruit, and cedar, tobacco and leather notes. For those of you who appreciate aged Cabernets, this one drinks as if it has been cellared for 20 years. A perfect fireside wine, we recommend drinking this one now.
Our Hard Six Pack includes one each of our 2018 and 2019 Vintages of:
Meanmouth Cabernet Sauvignon from our Diamond Mountain vineyard, Seven Pillars Syrah - Jess’ Block from our Fort Ross-Seaview, Sonoma Coast vineyard, and Seated Cloud Sauvignon Blanc from Napa.