CADE Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Winery Notes
With a shared vision, Gavin Newsom, Gordon Getty and John Conover imagined the addition of a complementary estate vineyard to the valley floor terroir of their Oakville estate at PlumpJack Estate Winery. In 2005, that dream came to fruition in the form of a 54-acre estate, elevated high above the fog line, on the dramatic slopes of Howell Mountain – it would become CADE Estate Winery.

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Tasting Notes
The wine has aromas of boysenberry, cherry, strawberry jam, rose petal, blueberry, chocolate, mocha, vanilla, and brown sugar. In the palate are flavors of raspberry, dried cranberry, black cherry, vanilla bean, and roasted coffee. The tannins are rounded and supple. The wine is very balanced in its approach. The wine is full bodied and has a velvety mouthfeel. Sourcing from these two stellar vineyards on the valley floor allows us to craft a wine with a rich deep palate and great red and black fruit aromas and flavors.

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Vintage Notes

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Vineyard Notes
The cade napa valley Cabernet Sauvignon is made from two of Napa’s most renowned vineyards: Kenefick Ranch Vineyards in Calistoga and Hanson-Hsieh Vineyard in Oak Knoll. We picked the fruit from these vineyards starting on September 26th until October 17th, 2018.

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Winemaking Notes
The wine received 18 months barrel aging in 100% French Oak (45% New). Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel immediately after primary fermentation. The wine was racked quarterly once malolactic fermentation was complete. We use several different coopers for the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon including Allary, Tonnellerie O, Taransaud, Quintessence, Saint Martin, and Mercier. Of these coopers we are sourcing the oak from several different forests as well as using a combination of Medium, Medium Long, and Medium plus toasting levels.