Palate
The wine is well balanced, has a beautiful aroma, complex and layers of fruit dark. The oak is intergraded in the nose and palate with a silky smooth long finish. Our Cabernet Sauvignon can be enjoyed with a variety of food, or by itself.PATEL 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon is approachable in its youth with a few hours of decanting, cellaring for a few years is recommended and can be enjoyed for two or more decades.
Growing Conditions
Our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon is the hallmark of Napa Valley expression. PATEL 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from Vineyards in Coombsville and Atlas Peak, the compination of cool region and mountain fruit gives the wine layers of dark fruit, mouth-watering acid and long rich finish.
Bottling
Bottled June 2011.
Winemaking
Our 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from two vineyards; Tourmaline Vineyard in Coombsville AVA and McFadden-Simboli Vineyards in Napa AVA. The wine has layers of dark fruit, mouth-watering acid and long rich finish. Malbec was added to give the wine it’s lush and elegant mouth feel and wonderful layers of rich cherry and plum fruit. Finally we added a dash of Merlot to complement the wine profile.
Fermentation: 35 days.
Aging
20 Months in French Barrels, 18 Months in bottle
