Wine Portfolio

Highlights

• From a phenomenal Cabernet Sauvignon vintage on Pritchard Hill, this is a rich and profound wine
• Like many of our greatest early wines, it is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our most coveted blocks
• To underscore its remarkable complexity and concentration, it was aged in 100% new French oak
• Gracefully balanced, it offers voluptuous fruit, vivid spice and classic mountain structure

Description

In 1967, inspired by the notion that Bacchus loves the hills, our family followed the advice of legendary winemaker André Tchelistcheff and settled high atop Pritchard Hill, on the rocky eastern slopes of Napa Valley. In the years since, we have dedicated ourselves to crafting wines that showcase the power, grandeur and age-worthiness of great mountain-grown grapes. At the same time, Pritchard Hill has emerged as one of California’s most revered winegrowing sites, and a source for some of the world’s finest mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignons. Our Pritchard Hill estate vineyard is farmed as 34 distinctive blocks - including 26 different blocks of Cabernet Sauvignon. Made from our most profound and compelling blocks and barrels, this lot represents the pinnacle of our winegrowing program. The 2016 vintage was among the finest Cabernet Sauvignon in decades at our Pritchard Hill estate vineyard. Because of this, this lot focuses on the epic nature of the 2016 Cabernet, with its alluring red and black fruit, robust yet refined mountain tannins and sophisticated structure.