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2016 Alpha Omega Cordes Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

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June 13, 2021 - $130

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RATINGS

95+ The Wine Advocate

Wow—it delivers a super-intense nose of crushed black currant and dried herbs with hints of coffee beans, charcuterie, black olives and Marmite toast. The palate is full, rich, firm and chewy with a compelling herbal lift to the long finish.

94Vinous / IWC

Intense savory notes, mint, cedar, iron and white pepper, along with firm mountain tannins, give the wine its distinctive personality. Most of the Alpha Omega wines are rich and luscious. The Cordes adds to that energy, tension and drive, all of which complete the wine very nicely.

94Wine Enthusiast

Thick and flinty in iron, this is a wine of Old World elegance... Tea, clove and dried herb season black licorice and blackberry, the wine tannic and generous in toasted oak.

94Jeb Dunnuck

Plums, blackberries, melted licorice, sage, and roasted herb notes all emerge from this rich, concentrated effort...

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Atlas Peak

Atlas Peak AVA is perched above the Stags Leap AVA to the northeast of the city of Napa. Elevation ranges from 760 to 2,600 feet, and temperatures are up to 15 degrees cooler in the Atlas Peak vineyards compared with vineyards in the valley. There are 1,500 vineyard acres planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The appellation was named for Atlas Peak, which, at 2,633 feet above sea level, is the highest peak in the area.

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.