Lewelling 2009 Wight Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Appellation: Napa Valley
  • Vineyard Site: 1/2 mile south of St. Helena on Lewelling Lane, an alluvial fan at the base of the western foothills
  • Soil: Bale gravelly loam
  • Vines: Cabernet Sauvignon on 110R rootstock
  • Trellis: Vertical, 7-wire; 5' x 9' vine spacing; cane pruned
  • Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Case Production: 380 Cases
  • pH: 3.80
  • TA (g/100ml): 0.59
  • Harvest Date: October 6, 2009
  • Brix: 27.6
  • Aging: 17 months in 80% new French oak barrels
  • Finishing: Bottled unfined and filtered on August 17, 2011
  • Release Date: September 15, 2012

Tasting Notes

Bouquet: Enticing raspberry, cassis, and red plum aromas mixed with notes of chocolate and toasty oak.

Flavor: Rich blueberry, Bing cherry and red raspberry flavors mingled with woodsmoke, earth, and spice; mouth-filling, velvety tannins and a complex, lingering finish.