2017 MC Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

APPELLATION: NAPA VALLEY

COMPOSITION: CABERNET SAUVIGNON 82%, PETIT VERDOT 10%, CABERNET FRANC 4%, MERLOT 4%

WINEMAKING: PARTIALLY PUNCHED CAP FERMENTED IN ONE-TON T-BINS BY HAND, HEN BARRELED DOWN FOR 38 MONTHS AGING IN FRENCH OAK, THIS IS NOT TYPICAL IN TODAY'S WINEMAKING WORLD.  THE BLENDS ARE MADE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL LOTS FROM THAT POINT SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO BOTTLING.

TASTING NOTES:  CASSIS, CHERRY, AND CLOVE AROMATICS. THIS IS A FULL-BODIED WINE DOMINATED BY BACK CHERRY CURRANTS, A HINT OF BLACK ROSE IN VIRTUALLY PERFECT BALANCE WITH MOUTH-WATERING TANNINS THAT ARE (DID I SAY) BALANCED BY PALATE PLEASING SPICE.  BRIGHT, YET RICHLY TEXTURED AND COMPLEX WITH A LONG FINISH. THIS INCLUDES SOME OF THE EXTREMELY RARE SECRET CLONE CABERNET IN THE BLEND.

SPECS: 
ALC.: 14.8%
TA: 0.64%
PH: 3.50
RS: 0.07 (VERY DRY)