Napa Valley

• Atlas Peak
• Best of Napa
• Calistoga
• Conn Valley
• Diamond Mountain
• Howell Mountain
• Mt. Veeder
• Oak Knoll
• Oakville
• Pope Valley
• Rutherford
• Spring Mountain
• St. Helena
• Stags Leap
• Yountville

This is a nice, "reasonably" priced Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa.  Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is good with cassis, slight saw dust, baking spice and slight vanilla.  Medium to full bodied.  Medium tannins.  Good balance.  On the palate, this drinks easily.  Some depth.  Flavors of cassis with slight black cherries.  Good finish.  This is a good, solid wine without crazy Napa pricing.  It drinks well on its own and will work well with bigger, fatty foods.  A good choice with a Burger or Steak.  Drink over the next five to eight years.  

Inky purple in color, opaque and bright.  The nose is great.  Classic aromas of cassis, blueberries, dark chocolate and baking spices.  Full bodied.  Firm tannins.  Nice balance.  On the palate, this is delicious if still youthful.  Plenty of depth, it unwinds in the glass.  Flavors of cassis, blueberries, dark chocolate and spice.  Long finish.  Drink over the next twenty years.  This is great on its and will work well with big foods.  A nice choice with BBQ Brisket.

2026 is an important year for the folks at Brandlin Estate because Henry Brandlin first planted grapes on Mount Veder 100 years ago. Exhibiting soft lemon-lime, mango, white peach, light kiwi, green apple and apricot with floral aromatics, there is also a line of minerality running throughout this wine. Aged 11 months in oak barrels gives this wine a tactile experience, a creaminess and a softness making it a great appetizer wine, or just to sip by itself.
ORIGIN: Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley. ALCOHOL: 14%.