Cabernet Sauvignon Atlas Peak 2022

VINTAGE NOTES
Significant rain in December and relatively dry, mild conditions through March created an early bud break. Alternating periods of warm and cool weather after March led to steady summer conditions that prevailed until the first week of September when temperatures rose significantly. Cooler weather after the heat spell allowed many of our hillside and south valley vineyards to recover from the heat and were harvested in great condition. Overall quality is excellent with wines showing a broad spectrum of aromas and flavors.

VINEYARD SOURCES
Atlas Peak is a great example of Napa Valley’s diversity, a rocky amphitheater situated at 1,200 feet in the heart of the Vaca Mountains and proximity to San Pablo Bay. The net effect is warm days and cool nights that provide ideal ripening conditions and concentrated grapes. The grapes for this wine come from several of our vineyard sources in Atlas Peak that create a complex expression of mountain-grown grapes.

WINEMAKER NOTES
Our winemakers blended 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Malbec to make the 2022 Atlas Peak Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine was fermented in 50% French oak, 50% new and 50% two and three-year-old barriques and 50% in stainless steel tanks followed by aging for 18 months in French oak, 30% new and 70% two- and three-year-old barriques.

NOSE: Ripe expressive aromas of plum, blueberry and cherry are mixed with vanilla pod, cedar, and dried rocks.
PALATE: Medium bodied, mouth coating flavors of dark plum, blueberry and raspberry liqueur are accented by cinnamon, red currant and cocoa.