Winemaker Notes:Our Estate Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon dazzles with its opulent, brambly blue and blackberry layers, balanced by dark chocolate and an incredibly welcoming personality. This gorgeous wine is unusually open, resonant and richly layered. Hints of smoke, tar, licorice and minerality add complexity to the intense dark fruit. "This is a wine I want to drink, not merely taste", says winemaker Danielle Cyrot. All the elements come together in an effortless, inviting wine loaded with layers of intrigue.93 points Wine Advocate92 points Wine Spectator92 points VINOUS
Winemaker Notes:Our Estate Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon dazzles with its opulent, brambly blue and blackberry layers, balanced by dark chocolate and an incredibly welcoming personality. This gorgeous wine is unusually open, resonant and richly layered. Hints of smoke, tar, licorice and minerality add complexity to the intense dark fruit. "This is a wine I want to drink, not merely taste", says winemaker Danielle Cyrot. All the elements come together in an effortless, inviting wine loaded with layers of intrigue.93 points Wine Advocate92 points Wine Spectator92 points VINOUS
Winemaker Notes: Glorious levels of aromas spring from the glass with loads of blueberry, blackberry, cherry, plus warm roasted coffee, melted milk chocolate, vanilla and graham cracker. The palate is mouth coating, plush and voluptuously textured, like a raspberry reduction sauce, with deep density and persistance. Elegant tannin and structure, a unique characteristic of the 2014 vintage. Rich, pure and intense, finishing with flavors of coffee, cassis, and chocolate covered berries. 95 points Wine Advocate 94 points Wine Spectator
Winemaker Notes: Glorious levels of aromas spring from the glass with loads of blueberry, blackberry, cherry, plus warm roasted coffee, melted milk chocolate, vanilla and graham cracker. The palate is mouth coating, plush and voluptuously textured, like a raspberry reduction sauce, with deep density and persistance. Elegant tannin and structure, a unique characteristic of the 2014 vintage. Rich, pure and intense, finishing with flavors of coffee, cassis, and chocolate covered berries. 95 points Wine Advocate 94 points Wine Spectator
Winemaker Notes:
The wine has aromas of white peaches, tangerine, citrus, grapefruit, orange blossom and lime. The flinty inerality and racy acidity persist on the palate. The wine has flavors of pear, green apple, lemon grass, and toasted wheat. Fermenting in the stainless steel drums as well as the concrete preserves the purity of aroma and vibrant acidity in the wine. The touch of oak brings in some mid palate density as well as a hint of oasted almond and lemon cream pie. The floral aromas that persist through the palate are from the dominance of Sauvignon Musqué clone in the blend.
Winemaker Notes
This wine is filled with a gorgeous perfume of honeyed pears, guava, lemon grass, pink grapefruit and a waft of lemon lime soda. The palate is full of tropical flavors and delicate kiwi plus a great intensity of lemon and lime citrus flavors. The sémillon and viognier added to the blend invoke another level of complexity with flavors orange blossom and lemon curd. The barrel fermentations add a satiny texture, density and viscosity to the mid-palate of the wine. The concrete adds a touch of flint and mineral to the finish of the wine while the stainless steel fermentations preserve the natural Sauvignon Blanc aromatics, the racy backbone and the zesty crispness.
Winemaker Notes:
The 2014 vintage was ideal with exceptional growing conditions throughout the season. In early September, a surging heat spike boosted both sugars and flavors into an exquisite red and black fruit zone. This fruit zone built fragrant aromas of black cherry, ripe raspberry, melted milk chocolate, and clove. Elegantly structured, this wine boasts smooth tannins that glide across the palate. The wine finishes with flavors of blackberry compote, coco nibs, and bright red fruits. The 2014 vintage has an elegance and roundness to it which makes it ideal for drinking now or cellaring for 5-7 years.
90 points Wine Advocate
The wines of PlumpJack represent their world-class vineyard origins with full-bodied, elegant expression and an approachable style. Winemaker Aaron Miller selects the finest fruit from our 42-acre estate in Oakville, a site that runs from the rocky foothills of the Vaca mountain range to the deep clay soils of Napa River’s alluvial plain on the valley floor. We currently produce Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Chardonnay, Napa Valley Syrah and Napa Valley Merlot.