Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Beaulieu Vineyard Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Napa Valley, California, USA

Vintage: 2019

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Charbono, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Touriga Nacional

ABV: 15%

The Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is fresh, buoyant, and aromatic, offering lovely red berry fruits on the nose, supported by a lifted floral potpourri character and secondary aromas of stony minerality, crushed earth, and graphite. The palate is lithe and mouth pleasing with a supple texture that provides juicy black currant, cassis, black cherry, and blackberry compote notes alongside savory notes of chaparral sagebrush, dark chocolate, and cedar spice. Incredibly approachable upon release, this Cabernet is medium bodied with fine-grained, polished tannins that give freshness and vivacity with a poised structure, leading to a long and satisfying finish.

After the grapes were destemmed and crushed, we fermented the must in stainless steel tanks until dry. We then pressed the skins and gently transferred the freshly fermented wine to 60-gallon oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and 18 months of aging. Prior to bottling, we blended several varieties with the Cabernet Sauvignon to add complexity and plushness to the mid palate. This also added plenty of finesse to the lingering finish and enhanced the flavor and aroma profile of this beautiful wine.

In 1900, when Georges de Latour's wife, Fernande, first laid eyes on the Napa Valley land that would become our original Rutherford vineyard, she said, "Quelle beau lieu!" meaning "What a beautiful place!

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