2018 | O'shaughnessy | Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

This has aromas of dried blueberries, currants, chocolate, sandalwood and black tea. It’s full-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Rich in flavor with a saline edge on the finish.

Reviews:

• Wine Enthusiast: This is such an outstanding wine at any price, but here we’re talking about outstanding value as well. Notes of iron and crushed rock lead to a lengthy balance of juicy red fruit and clove. With small amounts of Merlot, Malbec, Saint-Macaire and Cabernet Franc, it shows a deft hand at blending, with lasting notes of black pepper and nuanced oak.

• Decanter: Charred wood, pipe tobacco and black cherries on the nose. Texturally, the most focused and persistent of the O’Shaughnessy Cabernets. The palate is both generous and nimble, showing substantially chewy, textbook Howell Mountain tannins. A rustic Cabernet housed in a contemporary core.

Producer Information

O'Shaughnessy Estate Winery is a Californian wine producer based in the Napa Valley. It was founded in 1990 by Betty O'Shaughnessy Woolls and Paul Woolls, who initially intended to cultivate white grape varieties. This changed with the acquisition of additional vineyards in Howell Mountain and Mount Veeder that were subsequently planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and other red grape varieties typical of Bordeaux. The wine portfolio features a trio of Cabernet Sauvignon wines, sourced from Mount Veeder, Napa and Howell Mountain. Depending on the vintage, these wine spend up to two years maturing in the cellar prior to vintage. The winery is situated in the hills overlooking St Helena and comprises an 11,000 square foot cellar drilled into the hillside. The estate owns a total of three vineyards in the Howell Mountain AVA. Approximately 18 hectares (44 acres) of these vineyards are planted to Cabernet Sauvignon and a further 2ha (6 acres) are planted with Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec, Carmenere, Saint-Macaire and Gros Verdot. The estate has additional vineyards within Mount Veeder and Oakville.

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