97
points
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Cardinale

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

2017 North Coast
Cellar Collection
Product is historical or directOnly and has a replacement SKU
BROWSING ONLY
Description

We are thrilled to offer this highly allocated wine.  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
97
points
Wine Enthusiast Magazine
VB 12/2020
97
points
Vinous
AG 1/2020
96
points
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
LPB 10/2019
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
A beautiful wine from the vintage, with 5% Merlot, this opens in soy, cedar and leather. Grippy in its youth, it is integrated, cohesive and elegant in its firm grasp of power and intensity, with nuanced layers of black currant, blueberry and dried herb. This will only get better; enjoy best from 2027–2037.
Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 12/2020
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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