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2016 Corison Sunbasket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

95Vinous / IWC

...fabulous. Dense, powerful and beautifully layered in the glass... Soft, curvy contours add to a sense of immediacy and sheer allure. Open-knit and expressive...outrageously delicious...

95James Suckling

...ripe and rich...with some bitter chocolate, as well as a ton of wild blackberries in the nose...a really concentrated, yet rather sleek cabernet that has very fine, powdery tannins that are so beautifully integrated...really seductive. Very long, fresh and subtle finish.

94Wine Spectator

Steeped black currant and blackberry fruit holds the upper hand throughout, while mocha, melted black licorice and tobacco notes fill in. This is on the riper side, but there's an inner freshness due to well-embedded, juicy acidity.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...more purity, freshness, and precision. Blackcurrants, blueberries, sappy green herbs, and underbrush notes all emerge...old-school, medium-bodied, elegant, impeccably made Napa Cabernet Sauvignon...

REGION

United States, California, Napa Valley, St. Helena

St. Helena AVA is at the northern end of Napa Valley just north of Rutherford and south of Calistoga. It is a relatively warm climate thanks to the Mayacamas Mountains on its western edge, which protect it from Pacific Ocean fog. Out of the 9,000 acres in the appellation, some 1,500 are under vine. The principal grapes grown in St. Helena are the Bordeaux grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. St. Helena is considered prime wine producing territory, and it was one of the first important wine producing regions in northern California. The legendary Charles Krug founded his winery just north of the town of St. Helena in 1873, and today the appellation is home to many prestigious producers, including Abreu, Grace Family and Spottswoode.

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.