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2016 Stone The Crows Fallen Feather Three Twins Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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February 27, 2022 - $76

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RATINGS

96Vinous / IWC

...emerges from one of the more gravelly plots on this striking estate above Lake Hennessey. Black cherry, plum, leather, grilled herbs, smoke, chocolate and menthol all flesh out in the glass. I would give the 2016 a few years in bottle to allow the tannins to soften, but there is a lot to look forward to. The 2016 is a positively stellar Cabernet from proprietor Rick Talmage and winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown.

93James Suckling

This shows aromas of dried violets, cloves and vanilla, ahead of dark chocolate, blueberries and a hint of cinnamon. A complex and rich palate with ripe, supple tannins and a bright and deep, plum finish.

93Wine Enthusiast

High-toned acidity lifts a thick body of viscosity and power in this vineyard-designated estate wine. Leather, tobacco and baked plum adorn a middle of firm structure and peppery spice, finding powerful elegance and complexity as it goes.

91The Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Fallen Feather sings of cassis, kirsch and wild blueberries with wafts of bay leaves, spearmint and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy textured, it fills the palate with juicy fruit and finishes long and earthy.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley

Napa Valley AVA is the most famous winemaking region in the United States and one of the most prestigious in the world. With nearly 43,000 acres of vineyards and more than 300 wineries, it is the heart of fine wine production in the United States. Winemaking started in Napa in 1838 when George C. Yount planted grapes and began producing wine commercially. Other winemaking pioneers followed in the late 19th century, including the founders of Charles Krug, Schramsberg, Inglenook and Beaulieu Vineyards. An infestation of phylloxera, an insect that attacks vine roots, and the onset of Prohibition nearly wiped out the nascent Napa wine industry in the early 20th century. But by the late 1950s and early 1960s Robert Mondavi and other visionaries were producing quality wines easily distinguishable from the mass-produced jug wines made in California’s Central Valley. Napa Valley’s AVA was established in 1983, and today there are 16 sub-appellations within the Napa Valley AVA. Many grapes grow well in Napa’s Mediterranean climate, but the region is best known for Cabernet Sauvignon. Chardonnay is also very successfully cultivated, and about 30% of the AVA’s acreage is planted to white grapes, with the majority of those grapes being Chardonnay,

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.