2018 Pott Kilholmanok Kic'me Ballard Vineyard Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

The mountain's cool climate gives this wine keen power and endless age-ability. Darkly colored and exotic. Blackberry, forest floor, black truffle, mint and boysenberry in a hugely rich attack. The wine is supple in the mouth with multiple layers of fruit it is very rich and velvety. The finish is long and lingering with plum, blackberry, coffee and coconut.

Varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaking: We used a combination of open and closed-top fermentation - including 25% new oak barrels with the heads popped off - to melt the vigorous tannins, and a really long (45 day) maceration to forge them together. (We liken it to a DJ in a nightclub: Crank up the volume to get people dancing, then put on a slow jam to bring them together). Once again all hand made, all punch-downs and gravity drained to Bossuet, Sylvain and Darnajou barrels.