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PEAK 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Edcora Vineyard

February 26th, 2021 By Michael Cervin
# Wine Recommendations, Wine Producers, Growers, & Labels, Cabernet Sauvignon

Acumen was born in 2012 with vineyards on Atlas Peak in the Napa Valley. They started two labels, Acumen, and PEAK, the latter focusing on small lot production of mountain grown wines. Which brings us to the 2016 Cabernet from their Edcora Vineyard. Acumen has created what aims for a classic Napa style; robust, brimming with black cherry, boysenberry, blackberry, Bing cherry with back notes of pomegranate and wild flowers and a touch of violet. There is a delightful smoothness with this wine with mild tannins and noticeable oak, which does not pull from the intense fruit. This was made from Cabernet Sauvignon with 6% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petite Verdot blended in and aged in mainly new French oak.

99 cases.
ORIGIN: Napa Valley
ALCOHOL: 14%
PRICE: $165/750 ml
SCORE: 92 POINTS

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