Storybook Mountain Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

WINERY NOTES:

OVERVIEW: “The same structure, finesse, and purity of fruit that have long characterized Storybook Mountain Zinfandels are evident in our Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. These qualities reflect the estate vineyard's relatively cool climate, its clay-loam soils, and its easterly and northerly exposures. The style also reflects our preference for wines of moderate alcohol, intense, focused fruit, and exemplary balance.”

VINEYARD: “The magic paradigm matching grape and terroir has always been our goal.  Since 1994, we have selected the coolest areas and lightest soils as best for Cabernet Sauvignon, lower sections with heavier soils as ideal for Merlot, and appropriate hills and hollows for Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.  Different clones, rootstocks and cultural practices provide further fine tuning for each site.  The result?  As one reviewer put it, “overachieving Cabernet” has joined classic Zinfandel at Storybook Mountain.”

TASTING: “Cabernet with blackberry, black cherry, and cardamom infused with hints of vanilla. The palate carries these flavors gracefully without undue weight, the fruit balanced by focusing acid and young, yet resolved, tannins.”