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2022 The Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Sale price$250.00

100% Cabernet Sauvignon (Ellman Estate Vineyard)

Each year we produce a small production of Cabernet Sauvignon that we feel captures the spirit of our estate vineyard at the base of Atlas Peak.  These eroded volcanic soils yield wines that are very dark in color, intensely aromatic, varietally expressive, and loaded with soft tannins.  Every vintage, a certain part of the vineyard speaks to us, its wine standing out for its purity, richness, and balance—a stand-alone expression of our site.

2022 was a warm, dry growing season, forcing the vines to reach deep to find needed water and nutrients.  Our vineyard, then in its twenty-fifth year, was up to the task.  These mature vines navigated the season almost on auto-pilot, setting a small but concentrated crop, which developed steadily and ripened slowly and fully.  All of the vineyard blocks performed well.  However, as we’ve seen over many vintages, the vines in the heart of the vineyard, where an ancient, underground creek still trickles in the summer, yielded wines with compelling structure, depth, aromatics, and concentration.  A barrel selection of the wine from this part of the vineyard became “The Estate,”our best representation of the vineyard from the vintage.

This new offering of The Estate showcases what a cooler part of Napa Valley can deliver in a warm year:  Rich, ripe fruit; soft, deep texture; but with savory notes of sage, pencil lead, and gravel.  The combination is a full-spectrum expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, showing power, depth, and length.  Its balance and density will allow the wine to age for many years in the bottle.

2022 The Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
2022 The Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Sale price$250.00