Juicy black currant, Cuban cigar, chocolate covered açaí. Rich strawberry, tilled soil, dark plum skin. An astoundingly deep and layered presentation of plump blackberry, dark cherry, and fresh fig broods with restrained yet enveloping extraction as cedar, toast, and potpourri further enhance tasteful seductiveness. Notes of roasted coffee bean, wood smoke, and extra dark chocolate advance themes of balanced decadence while rose petals, iris, and violet reveal a well-integrated floral bouquet. Magnificently complex herbal tones of rubbed sage and dried mint build multidimensional aromatics as vanilla and cardamom present infatuating wafts of spice. Hints of loam, iron, and volcanic minerality round out the rich yet incredibly serious attack with beautifully soft earthy undercurrents that lurk beneath succulent fruit. Exceptionally tense, gripping, and tightly wound on the palate while still perfectly poised and polished; presenting an incredibly velvety textural experience that is powerful, chewy, and mouth-filling while remaining incredibly classic and smooth. Medium plus in body with pronounced tannin supported by elevated acidity. This 2017 Oakville Ranch Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon by Gallica Wine is an outstandingly refined, elegant, and enthralling red from Oakville. 

Located between Rutherford and Yountville in the heart of the Napa Valley floor, Oakville is one of Napa's most recognizable appellations and is inarguably one of the greatest places in the world to grow high quality Cabernet Sauvignon. This bottling, crafted by Gallica Wine using Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from the Oakville Ranch Vineyard, showcases the simultaneous structure and finesse this inimitable region is uniquely capable of creating. Coming from a site just east of the Silverado Trail this wine radiates with impressive underlying power and verve while still remaining surprisingly soft and approachable on the palate. It presents a wonderful combination of opulent yet unobtrusive black and red fruit accompanied by delightful herbal, smoky, and spiced nuances. Simply exceptional.