Nathan Coombs Cabernet Sauvignon

Hand-harvested, picked at night. Hand-sorted while still cold from the field. Fermented in small, closed top, stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. 5-day cold soak, 32day total maceration. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels. Gentle pumpovers and delestage. Aged 20 months in French oak barrels; 100% new. Coopers: Taransaud, Baron, Radoux, Marcel Cadet. Varietals: 99% cabernet sauvignon, 1% petit verdot. Unfined and unfiltered.

Hand-harvested, picked at night. Hand-sorted while still cold from the field. Fermented in small, closed top, stainless steel tanks with indigenous yeasts. 5-day cold soak, 32day total maceration. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation in barrels. Gentle pumpovers and delestage. Aged 20 months in French oak barrels; 100% new. Coopers: Taransaud, Baron, Radoux, Marcel Cadet. Varietals: 99% cabernet sauvignon, 1% petit verdot. Unfined and unfiltered

True to its site tucked in the southeast corner of Napa Valley, the wine reveals a deep purple rim surrounding an opaque core while an abundance of aromas emerge from dark chocolate and cigar leaf to blackcurrant and marinated black olives. An intensely structured palate of cassis, coriander, and dark cherry possess firm tannins amongst a backdrop of balanced acidity that brings tension and focus. The finish is everlasting bolstered by a crushed rock minerality that confers the site’s inherent rocky volcanic soils.