2019 Salus Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Cabernet, Napa Valley Napa Valley poached pears and spice cake

poached pears and spice cake with hints of powdered ginger

polished style

The wine’s attack opens like the first stanza of a lovely ballad

black peppercorn

character and diversity of this ascendant region

2019 Salus Staglin Family Vineyard Estate Cabernet, Napa Valley Napa Valley poached pears and spice cakeWinemaker's Notes: 2019 Salus is a generous and deliciously detailed display of exuberant dark fruits dynamically supported by a range of floral, earthy and herbaceous characters. Lifted floral notes slide into resinous rosemary underlain by tilled earth and powdered porcini mushrooms complexed with a puff of gunpowder, graphite and criollo cigar wrapper. Bursting blackcurrant and ripe raspberry deepened by crushed cacao nibs and fresh licorice root