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Beautifully dark and opaque
showcasing the influence of cooler-climate sourcing with the Coombsville fruit imparting notes of dark cherry and cassis alongside a present minerality and grippy tannins
felt-like tannins provide a soft but structured backbone
refinement
2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon #2 Wine of the Year '24 Stem & Barrel: Napa ValleyThe 2021 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is fresh, buoyant, and aromatic, offering lovely red berry fruits on the nose, supported by a lifted floral potpourri character and secondary aromas of stony minerality, crushed earth, and graphite. The palate is lithe and mouth pleasing with a supple texture that provides juicy black currant, cassis, black cherry, and blackberry compote notes alongside savory notes of chaparral sagebrush, dark chocolate, and