Palate
Distinguishably incontestable and irrefutably the most complex, complete and compelling wine in the O’Brien Estate line, the 2016 Unrestrained Reserve, continues to stand proud and bring the best of what the vintage has to offer. Elegance and power, complex and expressive the Unrestrained Reserve seems to deliver all of the finest attributes available; penetrating floral, fruit, earth, wood and herb aromas, voluminous amounts of dark fruit, flavors and a full and satisfying structure that carries through the lasting finish.
Growing Conditions
The near-perfect 2016 growing season started early, saw ideal weather conditions throughout and wrapped up as the valley's first significant fall rainstorm arrived on October 14. Thanks to a relatively steady and mild July and August and then a series of warm days at the end of the growing season, vineyards were able to progress to perfect ripeness. Wines from the 2016 vintage are now quietly developing in cellars throughout Napa Valley and vintners are pinching themselves and smiling for the gift it appears Mother Nature has given them: a fifth consecutive vintage of stellar quality Napa Valley wines.
