2010 Aloft Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain Napa

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain and this is a new project from the Marc Mondavi side of the family and they sourced the great Thomas Brown to make the wine here they only produced 12 barrels fo this wine Jim Barbour is the viticulturist off a 60 acre property 25 acres are planted and Thomas has the first pick at the fruit here, they have three different clones in this wine. This wine has a very intense bouquet with lots of fresh earth fine herbs, evergreen notes coming out even more on the second day along with more rich blueberry, dark currant and cassis berry fruit. A big and fruity wine with lots of dark rich berry fruit, smooth and velvety tannins very rich long and layered finish with cigar box spice, fresh plowed earth lots of minerality through the finish. Finish 50+ Most Excellent +