99
points
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Cardinale

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2016 North Coast
Cellar Collection
$500
Not a historical or directOnly product
BROWSING ONLY
Description

Cardinale offers a brilliant ensemble of Napa Valley's most celebrated vineyards each bringing its own personality and flavor profile to create a wine that is defined and driven by the vintage rather than any singular site. Blended from eleven vineyards, this wine has the signature structure of Cardinale and showcases a mélange of blackberry, dark cherry, blueberry pie, mocha, slate, graphite, and toasted vanilla that will awaken you to the incredible vintage that was and is 2016. For the most discerning wine lovers, this wine is built to last and will age gracefully in your cellar for 20–30 years.
Acclaim
99
points
JebDunnuck.com
JD 1/2019
98
points
Decanter
KM 11/2019
97
points
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
LPB 10/2018
This full-bodied red wine has a deep purple color, with fresh dark fruit, menthol and baking spice aromas. Ripe tannins support the firm black fruits and minerality, finishing long.

Aromas

  • Dark Fruit Dark Fruit
  • Menthol Menthol
  • Baking Spices Baking Spices

Flavors

  • Black Fruit Black Fruit
  • Minerality Minerality
RECENT TASTING NOTES
North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley’s Incredible 2016s Just about as close to perfection as a wine can get, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon from winemaker Chris Carpenter comes mostly from mountain vineyards and is 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Merlot. This full-bodied, rounded, thrillingly textured beauty boasts a saturated purple color as well as a huge nose of crème de cassis, new saddle leather, barbecue smoke, and scorched earth. It has perfect integration of its fruit, tannins, acidity, and oak, carries remarkable power and intensity, yet still glides over the palate with no heaviness or sensation of weight. It’s going to be a legendary Napa Valley Cabernet and will have 3 decades or more of longevity.
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com, 1/2019
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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