2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON FAITH VINEYARD RUTHERFORD AVA, NAPA VALLEY
APPELLATION: 100% Rutherford, Napa Valley
VINEYARD: Faith Vineyard
VARIETAL: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
AGE OF VINES – Between 18 and 28 years
AGING: 24 months, 50% new French oak
WINEMAKER:Miguel Carathachea
Harvest dates: October 2019
Limited drip irrigation, Whole cluster hand sorted,
Small lot and Whole Berry Fermentation
ALCOHOL: 14.3%
pH: 3.66 TA: 5.7 gr/L RS: 0.2
BODY: Medium-Full Bodied
WINERY PRICE: $160
CASES PRODUCED: 275
FAITH VINEYARD RUTHERFORD: The Faith Vineyard is a valley floor vineyard that is perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Rutherford is located just North of Oakville, in the heart of the Napa Valley. A very warm climate moderated by cooling Bay Area fog, it reaches 6 square miles from the Mayacamas to the Vaca Mountains, giving the most ideal number of diurnal temperatures for its grapes. With volcanic soils, these grapes have to struggle to grow, producing less grapes per vine, but very intense, powerful, beautiful berries.
TASTING NOTES: Nicely integrated oak and spice, cherry and rose petal, Lush, dark, rich, good acid, bright, spice, nice lively fruit. This is a food wine with bright acidity and soft tannins. Deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon rolls out of the glass ready for business with hefty notes of crushed rose petal, ripe cherry, blackcurrants, and hints of tar and leather followed by wild spice.
2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY
VARIETALS : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION : Napa Valley
WINEMAKER: Miguel Carathachea
FERMENTATION : Tank & Bin Fermented, 14 Days Skin Contact
AGING : Aged 17 Months French Oak
VINTAGE NOTES The 2021 season started off with very little rain, leading to the 2nd year of drought conditions in Napa Valley, Harvest began early with red wine grapes beginning on August 31. While concerning in the long term, the drought of 2021 resulted in a more natural load on the vines, requiring less pruning and dropping of fruit. The resulting grapes are packed full of flavor. The smaller yields per vine and smaller berry size resulted in a richness and elegance that the valley is noted for in good vintages
WINEMAKING NOTES The lots blended into our 2021 Empyreum Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon were selected from one of our favorite vineyards and are estate grown. They were destemmed and berry-sorted on the crush pad and fermentation lasted 14 days. Malolactic fermentation took place in barrel. Each lot was aged in French oak for 26 months. 1/3 new. Blending was done at 18 months aging.
TASTING NOTES Our 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley displays a deep garnet-purple color and vibrant notes of blackcurrant preserves, redcurrant jelly and blackberry pie with fragrant suggestions of red roses, damp soil, and dried leaves. The medium palate offers nuances of elegance intermingled with the black fruits, supported by sturdy tannins and freshness, finishing long and deliciously.
SRP: $110
2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON l MONCADA VINEYARD - OAKVILLE AVA - NAPA VALLEY
VARIETALS : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
APPELLATION : Oakville
VINEYARD : Moncada Vineyard
WINEMAKER: Miguel Carathachea
CRUSHING : Gentle Crushing in Small Bins.
FERMENTATION : Tank & Bin Fermented, 14 Days Skin Contact
AGING : Aged 22 Months French Oak
VINTAGE NOTES 2019 brought lots of rain in winter which moistened the soil for optimal budbreak. The summer was mild, with cool, foggy mornings and perfectly tempered afternoons, setting the stage for vibrant and expressive wines. The long finish to the season, not without moments of unpredictability, helped to preserve freshness and finesse in the fruit with abundant hang time teasing out great color, structure and soft tannins. The fruit ended up fresh and bright with good richness and texture to make it another excellent vintage for Napa Valley.
WINEMAKING NOTES The Moncada Vineyard in the Oakville AVA, is nestled amongst some of the finest vineyard “neighbors” that anyone could ask for. Long hailed as the heart and soul of the Napa Valley with famed vineyards such as To Kalon, Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Silver Oak, and Promontory, to name a few. Oakville makes some of the finest wines in the world and we are pleased to have this famed fruit as the framework of our 2019 Empyreum Oakville offering.
TASTING NOTES Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Moncada bursts with mulberries and warm cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, hints of Chinese five spice, dried mint and fallen leaves. Big, concentrated, and full-bodied, it has a chewy and a lively richness and freshness, finishing long, lush and savory.
SRP: $165
2021 CABERNET SAUVIGNON NAPA VALLEY RESERVE
VARIETALS:100% Cabernet Sauvignon, Clones 4, 7, 337
APPELLATION : Napa Valley
WINEMAKER: Miguel Carathachea
HARVEST: September 2021
FERMENTATION : Tank & Bin Fermented, 14 Days Skin Contact
AGING : 18 months in French Oak
VINTAGE NOTES The 2021 season started off with very little rain, leading to the 2nd year of drought conditions in Napa Valley, Harvest began early with red wine grapes beginning on August 31. While concerning in the long term, the drought of 2021 resulted in a more natural load on the vines, requiring less pruning and dropping of fruit. The resulting grapes are packed full of flavor. The smaller yields per vine and smaller berry size resulted in a richness and elegance that the valley is noted for in good vintages
VINEYARD NOTES The separate blocks used for our 2021 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon were chosen for each of their unique microclimates and their use of different clones. They each used drip irrigation, and the grapes were hand-picked and then optical sorted for the ultimate grape selection. Whole berries were fermented in small lots and barrel aged for 18 months before blending, giving the winemaker optimum flavors from each lot, allowing him to better access how each would get along when blended together.
TASTING NOTES Made entirely of Cabernet Sauvignon, our 2021 Napa Valley Reserve is deep garnet-purple colored with flavors of crème de cassis, warm blackberries and baked cherries with touches of bay leaf and cedar chest . The palate is medium to full-bodied, tightly wound with earthy layers and black fruit framed by ripe, tannins and freshness, finishing long and luscious.
SRP: $165
