Napa Highlands Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon OAKVILLE Napa Valley
赤ワイン　750ml
[産　地］アメリカ合衆国　カリフォルニア州 ナパ ヴァレー
[ラベル］小さなカスレあり

[評　価］100点
This is a single-vineyard Grenache-dominated, barrel-selection blend coming from the Eleven Confessions Estate vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills. It bears Elaine Krankl’s initial and a portrait Manfred made of Elaine on the label. The blend is 82% Grenache, 12% Syrah, 5% Petite Syrah and 1% Viognier, and 56% was fermented using whole clusters. It was aged for around 38 months in French oak, 28% new.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Grenache E slides beguilingly out of the glass with a powerfully evocative, earthy/meaty nose of wood smoke, grilled meats, fragrant soil, truffles and iron ore with a core of kirsch, blackberry pie, Black Forest cake and aniseed plus touches of wild sage, rose hip tea and Indian spices. The palate is full-bodied, surprisingly muscular and built like a brick house with an unbelievable structure of very fine, densely pixilated tannins supporting the generous, multi-faceted layers, finishing with epic length, jaw-dropping texture and tons of cerebral mineral and spice nuances. WOW! 900 cases, 228 magnums and 30 double magnums were made.
Issue 243 End of June 2019, The Wine Advocate(29th Jun 2019)

2017年のReserve Cabernet Sauvignon OAKVILLE リザーブ カベルネゾーヴィニヨン オークヴィルは、プレミアム ナパ ヴァレー カベルネ ソーヴィニヨンの特徴である赤紫の濃い色合い、濃厚なベリーのアロマ、ハーブ、スパイスのニュアンス、豊かでふくよかな果実味、フル ボディの味わい、樽のニュアンス、ココア、葉巻、しっかりとしたタンニン、長い余韻、肉料理との好相性。果実の凝縮と引き締まった余韻を兼ね備えるのがナパ ハイランズ リザーブ カベルネの特徴です。