Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa 2006 United States California Napa County California Still Wine 750ml

91 Points Wine Enthusiast: A lovely young Cab, rich and balanced, and with the elegance you expect from this producer. Made from all 5 Bordeaux varieties, with a drop of Syrah, the wine is potent in red and black currant, blackberry and new oak flavors, with sweetly ripe tannins. Delicious now, it should develop through 2015.Deep and dense with perfumed aromas and delicious flavors of blackberry, cassis, black olive and dark chocolate. Smooth and supple, with fine-grained tannins, good acid and a lengthy finish.Overall, 2005 was significantly cooler than usual. A wet spring and heavy May rains delivered more than twice the normal amount of rainfall in Napa Valley in 2005. The late storms caused delay of budbreak and bloom for all varieties, and once they began, the vines grew quickly. Vineyard crews carefully thinned foliage, removing more leaves in our vineyards than ever before to bring the vines into balance and ensure ripening. The long hang time allowed the grapes to ripen slowly and evenly, fostering excellent development of aromatics and flavors and setting a relatively easy pace for the vineyard and winemaking teams.