2021 Wappo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Available
97 Points- James Suckling
The 2021 Wappo Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon has a beautiful duality of fruit and floral notes on the nose. Aromas of cassis, black plum, flowering lavender, dried sage, tapenade, lead pencil, and balsamic are present. The size and power of this wine are formidable, yet it maintains an incredibly silky mouthfeel. The palate is remarkably layered, creating a beautiful harmony of currants, black olive, crushed stone minerality, and black licorice. A wine with a persistent finish that embodies powerful elegance and nuanced complexity.
Blend
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Wappo Vineyard in Stags Leap
AVA
Napa Valley
Aged
22 Months 100% New French Oak
Alcohol %
14.7
Winemaker
Helen Keplinger
Winemaker Notes
2021 presented us with an ideal harvest window for the Wappo vineyard. It is clear that Helen's increased experience with the site has led to a wine that beautifully expresses the art of place. The transition to organic farming practices is continuing to yield exceptional results.
Harvest Date
Harvested by Hand in October 13th 2021
Agro Ad Amphorum
Latin Translation: From Soil to Bottle
The Wappo Hill vineyard and ranch borders the famed Stag’s Leap region. One of Napa Valley's most venerated origins of Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard name pays homage to the original indigenous tribes of Napa Valley dating back as far as the 18th century.
Today, Wappo Hill ranch is known for its distinctive gravelly and clay loam soils that retain less water but high nutrient deposits. Daily breezes caress the peaks and valleys from the San Pablo bay resulting in a slowed ripening cycle that produces small berries and intensely flavored fruit with plush silky tannins.
