2016 “BOLD” Cabernet Sauvignon - Robert John Vineyards

Black currant purée, eucalyptus oil, blueberry pie. Crème de cassis, vanilla extract, pulverized dark cherry. Fragrant iris and violet concentrate, crushed graham cracker and warm cinnamon. Lush blackberry compote cheerfully leads a boisterous procession of creamy dark fruits bolstered by rich purple florals and menthol. Fresh basil and garden mint chime in providing lifted pyrazinic charm before Belgian chocolate and café au lait impose the return of unmerciful decadence. Ample emissions of nutmeg, hazelnut, and clove point to new barrels and overt modernity compounding in a voluptuous and unabashedly sexy presentation. Soft, round, and chewy on the palate, oozing plump and gorgeous fruit from every orifice of its full bodied/med+ tannin/med acid frame. This 2016 "BOLD" Cabernet Sauvignon by Robert John Vineyards is a smooth, silky, and delicious Napa Valley red.

Napa Valley is arguably the place where the modern international wine style first developed and it continues to produce many delightfully unctuous and hedonistic wines to this day. This bottling, crafted by Robert John Vineyards using 100% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from within Napa Valley, proves that Napa still does bold better than nearly anywhere else. While rich, fruit forward, and nearly dessert-like in its lavishness this wine manages to achieve excellent balance and complexity. It is the quintessential crowd-pleaser, guaranteed to catch and hold the attention of anyone graced with a tall glass of it in front of them. For those who crave Napa at its biggest and most opulent a bottle of this is a surefire way to scratch that itch.