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2018 Brandlin Vineyards Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon

Removed from a subterranean wine cellar

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RATINGS

94James Suckling

Lots of ripe black fruit with blackcurrant jam, nutmeg and cedar on the nose. It’s medium-bodied with layers of juicy blackberries and toasty-spice notes, framed by firm, sleek tannins. Dense palate.

94Wine Enthusiast

Sage, cedar and dark berry fruit combine around polished tannin and notes of crushed rock and dark chocolate, finishing with a tease of spicy clove.

93Wine Spectator

Vivid and expressive, with a lovely beam of plum, anise and boysenberry notes sailing through, flanked with sweet bay leaf and violet notes and carrying through the lengthy finish.

92Jeb Dunnuck

...a spicy, meaty nose of darker plum and currant-like fruit intermixed with plenty of tobacco, bouquet garni, and earthy minerality. Medium to full-bodied, with plenty of fruit, solid mid-palate depth, and a good finish...

91+ The Wine Advocate

...opens with savory scents of grilled meats, bouquet garni and tapenade over a core of ripe black and red currants, boysenberries and black raspberries plus a touch of crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is charged with compelling tension, delivering freshness to the intense black and red fruits, framed by fine-grained tannins and finishing with a lingering herbal lift.

91Vinous / IWC

Juicy and succulent in the glass...offers tons of immediacy and sheer appeal. Juicy dark cherry, plum, spice, lavender, rose petal and mint all meld together.

PRODUCER

Brandlin Vineyards

Brandlin Vineyards is a Mount Veeder estate with a history that tracks back to the late 19th century, when the Brandlin family settled on the estate’s rocky slopes and began growing grapes. Several generations of Brandlins continued as vineyard owners and grape growers until 1998, when the family sold the estate to Cuvaison Estate Wines. The 170-acre site is divided into 15 blocks, most of them planted to Bordeaux varieties. There is also a 10-acre block of Zinfandel. Steven Rogstad is winemaker. Brandlin makes Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux blends and Zinfandel.

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, Mount Veeder

Mount Veeder AVA was established in 1993, though its origins as a wine producing district date to the 19th century. A German Presbyterian pastor named Peter Veeder was one of the first landowners in the area, and by 1864 one of his neighbors, a German sea captain named Stelham Wing, was producing wine commercially. The area continued to attract German agricultural entrepreneurs, some of whom established the estate that would later become the Christian Brothers Mont La Salle winery. Today the AVA includes about 1,000 acres of vineyards, most of them at relatively high altitudes. The Mayacamas vineyard, for instance, is at 2,400 feet. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

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.

VINTAGE

2018 Brandlin Vineyards Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon