2016 Big Dam Cab
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Sensory
Eye
Magenta core, brick rim.Nose
Herbaceous forest floor, grilled sage, French lavender, rosemary. Time in the glass reveals jammy blackberry and boysenberry fruit, winter spice, morning bakery, sweet chantilly, and a hint of broken-in leather.Palate
Full-bodied with fine, delicate tannins and lingering finish.Cellar life
Drink now through 2035+. -
Technical
- Composition
100% Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon - Vineyard Source
Brown Estate – Big Dam Block - Appellation
Napa Valley - Barrel Aging
16 months in 40% new French oak, 60% neutral French oak - Alcohol by vol.
14.5%
- Composition
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Wherefore
Our Big Dam Cab represents our only single vineyard bottling of Cabernet Sauvignon from the Brown Estate property. It is named for its site on the face of our Big Dam reservoir, a 35-acre-foot lake fed by several perennial springs at the mouth of a steep ravine flanked by granite cliffs. At 1200 feet above sea level the Big Dam site commands spectacular sweeping northward views through the Chiles Valley. Its namesake wine is equally stunning both visually and on nose and palate.
