2020 Coombsville Cabernet Sauvignon

Grapes were sourced exclusively from the Meteor Vineyard, situated on gentle rolling hills withinthe Coombsville appellation in Napa Valley and planted in 1999 to three distinct Cabernet clones,however we only use Clone 4 for this Coombsville selection. The vines are strongly influenced bythe cooling effects of the nearby San Pablo Bay, as well as the stony, rich volcanic ash soil, alongwith the elevation diversity provided by the Vaca mountain range. Meteor Vineyard is carefullylooked after by owner Barry Schuler and Vineyard Manager Mike Wolf, which allows the vineyardto proudly be home to some of Napa Valley’s most distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.

The grapes were cold soaked for 3-5 days and fermented on their skins in open top fermenters. Anextended maceration period followed fermentation to help modify the depth and mouthfeel of thewine, and to fully extract color, flavor, and aromatics. The young wine was then racked into smallFrench oak barrels – using a selection of coopers and forests to accentuate the vineyarddistinctions – where it aged for 20 months in 100% French Oak (75% new).