Ornellaia’s Sauvignon harvest took place in the last week of August in 2016

(from vines that average 50 years of age)

including Distraction

8% Tempranillo and 3% Roussanne

What’s interesting here is that at first glance

Joseph Phelps, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia Ornellaia’s Sauvignon harvest took placeThe 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon boasts lovely cigar box like French oak, with delicate touches of cedar and vanilla accenting black cherries and cassis. Medium to full bodied, this is ripe and approachable but not soft or flabby. Concentrated and structured, it's a solid "entry level" Napa Cab, simultaneously juicy and velvety on the finish. It's a blend of multiple vineyards, from Calistoga down nearly to Coombsville.