For our Quilt Napa Valley Reserve, we tasted the developing wine throughout the fermentation and aging processes, then set aside the best 1% for this reserve bottling. Our lot selection was based on intensity, complexity and boldness of expression that could withstand a longer aging cycle and heavier use of new French oak. Full bodied and supple, with dark berry fruit, strawberry and plum, vanilla, chocolate, and hazelnut cream. 100 % Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Tasting Notes:
Deep garnet in color.
Baking spice aromas of cinnamon and clove are intertwined with dark stone fruits, blackberry pie, vanilla, white pepper, and notes of oak and rose.
A full-bodied palate presents layers of dark black cherry, coffee, blackberry, dark currant, and notes of milky chocolate.
Beautifully rounded with an unctuous velvety mouthfeel. This refined wine is a sensational expression of what a Napa Valley Cabernet represents with a long, smooth finish and fine-grained tannins.
Food Pairing:
Beef, Cheese - Hard Aged, Cured Meats, Dessert - Chocolate & Coffee, Duck & Game Bird, Fish - Meaty & Oily, Lamb, Mushrooms, Nuts, Pasta, Pork, Root Vegetables, Turkey.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California
The Tasting Panel Rating: 96 Pts.