Palate
Inky purple-black in color, the 2015 Proprietary Red Blend Unrestrained Reserve opens with a nose of cassis, herbs, earth and baked cherries with coffee, roasted nuts and cedar. Full-bodied and laden with baked berries, it's firmly structured with a long, savory finish.
Growing Conditions
The 2015 growing season in Napa Valley started out with unseasonably warm temperatures in the late winter and early spring. This resulted in an early bud break and bloom… The harvest was one of the earliest on record in Napa Valley, beginning on July 22 with the picking of grapes for sparkling wine, and concluding for most all vintners and growers in the valley by mid-October. While ongoing drought was of great concern to farmers around California, Napa Valley received 75% of normal rainfall for the water.
