2014 Salvestrin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1.5L

Winemaker Notes: At first this wine is all about fruit; ripe dark cherry and blackberry are framed by toasty oak with hints of coffee, tea and vanilla. The dark fruit is vibrant on entry, which leads to a full rich mouth coating mid palate and nicely balanced fine tannin. The intensity and concentration flow seamlessly to notes of ripe fruit and barrel tones that linger pleasantly for an extended period, inviting one back to the glass! This wine will drink beautifully now and over the next 10+ years. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet franc, 5% Merlot

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Wine & Spirits - "John and Emma Salvestrin purchased part of the Crane Ranch in St. Helena in 1932, the vineyard now farmed by third-generation Rich Salvestrin. This tastes like an old-school Napa Valley wine, savory and skinny, with fresh blackberry flavors and tannins that fall somewhere between iron filings and black-cherry skins. It has focus and form, the kind of wine that should age with grace. "


James Suckling - "A linear and fresh red with plum and currant aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, pretty and delicious fruit and ripe tannins. Drink now. "