2019 Big Dam Cab

Sensory

Eye
Garnet core, scarlet rim.

Nose
Wild rose bramble, English lavender, Italian leather, dark fruit, citrus, kumquat, brioche and cream, earth, wood-fired game, pimento pepper, roasted sage.

Palate
Round yet muscular with structural complexity. Layers of unfolding texture lead to a smooth finish.

Cellar life
Drink now through 2040.
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
- Alcohol by vol.
  14.5%
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.

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