St Supery Napa Valley Dollarhide Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Volume: 750ml
This cabernet sauvignon presents with deep, dark reds and purples. Aromas are opulent with mocha and ripe black plum, cassis and a subtle thread of anise. A rich, dense profile follows with flavors of dark, ripe blackberry, plum and dark chocolate with a hint of black licorice. This is a serious cabernet sauvignon with integrity built to reward with time in the cellar.
Wine Ratings
95
James Suckling
95
Wine Enthusiast
93
Decanter
Winemaking
The fruit was hand harvested in the cool morning hours and brought to the winery in half-ton bins. At the winery, the clusters were sorted using a double sorting system. First, the clusters were sorted by hand. The fruit then ran through a small destemmer that removed stems from the grapes prior to the individual berries being sorted to ensure that the most ideal grapes were chosen. These berries were delivered to a fermenter where there was a period of resting on skins. Warm fermentation temperatures were encouraged along with gentle cap maceration to achieve the desired color and structure for the wine before an extended maceration time on skins prior to final pressing. T he wine was transferred directly to barrel for 19 months of maturation. Seven percent of the sorted berries used in this blend were fermented in small French oak tanks, twenty three percent of the sorted berries were fermented in new French oak barrels and fourteen percent of the blend was fermented in small concrete tanks, all to add layers of complexity to the wine.