With the release of our 2021 vintage, our winemaker has ensured that our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon has the layers, complexity, and energy seen in our signature mountain-inspired style. We include fruit from our Mount Veeder estate vineyards in the final blend to add complexity, character, and to ensure that our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is imbued with the style and character of the wines from our mountain estate.

Aging 18 months in new French oak (54%) and American oak (23%) and used oak (21%)

TASTING NOTES

Expressive on the nose with notes of baking spices, cedar, fig, and black cherry. Notes of brooding red fruit flood the palate—the wine is soft yet structured on the palate, with plush tannins, moderate acidity, and a long finish that lingers with notes of black tea and bramble.

At the base of Mount Veeder lies a one-of-a-kind winegrowing region known as “Los Carneros.” Here, cooling breezes and daily fog from the San Pablo Bay combine with the region’s clay loam soils to produce the perfect conditions for growing Chardonnay. The grapes develop slowly in Carneros, ripening evenly to produce wines of rare  expressiveness. When we decided it was time for Mount Veeder to release a Chardonnay, we knew that it had to be from Carneros — but we wanted it to be uniquely our own. After exploring all the region had to offer, we selected fruit from a vineyard whose Chardonnay grapes flawlessly emulate Mount Veeder’s mountain style. The resulting wine offers rich layers of fruit balanced by a fresh, vibrant acidity.

TASTING NOTES
Pale gold with aromas of ripe, golden orchard fruits, fresh banana, and pineapple, with a touch of caramel and vanilla. The palate is round and clean with bright acidity and a flinty finish of crisp minerality.