2019 Stice Lane
Cabernet Sauvignon
A rich and supple Cabernet Sauvignon, this fruit comes from the southern part of St. Helena where the heat creates concentrated berries with silky tannins. Share this wine with a Cabernet lover who enjoys the best of what Napa Valley has to offer.
Flavor Profiles
Aromas of chocolate-covered raspberry, cassis, and black olive mingle with notes of cedar and vanilla. The rich and supple tannins, a signature of the vineyard site, support a body of red cherry and chocolate flavors, bright acidity, and a lingering finish.
A former river bed, the site’s gravel deposits provide ideal soils for growing concentrated, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon. This area is also the warmest of the Napa Valley, which further enhances the quality of the fruit. This single-vineyard designate is produced from the D Block, planted in the property’s southwest corner in 1995, and is considered some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon grown in Napa Valley. The vineyard is Napa Green and Fish Friendly Farming certified.
The grapes were carefully destemmed and optically sorted to ensure only perfect fruit made it into the wine. The wine was 100% barrel-fermented to provide a more textured palate and silky tannins. The wine was gently basket-pressed before being racked to French oak barrels for 17 months of aging.
- Appellation
- St. Helena
- Harvest Date
- Oct. 11 – Oct. 14, 2019
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Brix at Harvest
- 26.4
- Alcohol
- 14.8%
- Cooperage
- 17 months in French Oak (100% new)
