2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item "50% Pinot Noir

"50% Pinot Noir

licorice root

evolving towards aromas of young leather

with good concentration in the mouth and firm

Key characteristics

2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item "50% Pinot NoirThe 2018 growing season started with late winter rains then a spring marked with intermittent cloudy skies likely delayed bud break and flowering, which was then followed by ideal fruit set conditions, driving up overall volumes by 20 30%. Steady summer heat accumulation with only a couple of short hike spikes combined with a near perfect fall season created great phenolic accumulation without high sugar concentration. Grown on the rocky slopes of Mt.