2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item "50% Pinot Noir

"50% Pinot Noir

licorice root

cedar and freshly ground coffee

Key characteristics

2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item "50% Pinot NoirThe 2018 growing season started with late winter rains then a spring marked with intermittent cloudy skies likely delayed bud break and flowering, which was then followed by ideal fruit set conditions, driving up overall volumes by 20 30%. Steady summer heat accumulation with only a couple of short hike spikes combined with a near perfect fall season created great phenolic accumulation without high sugar concentration. Grown on the rocky slopes of Mt.