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Mount Brave Mt. Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Mount Veeder, Napa Valley, California, United StatesMt. Brave Vineyard sits high atop Mt. Veeder at an elevation of 1,400 to 1,800 feet on the original home of the Napa native Wappo tribe. The area has been planted since the early 1860s. The site is all about high elevation, meaning thin, rocky soils and numerous winegrowing challenges. Four cabernet clones (191, 4, 8, and 337) and three rootstocks (3309C, 101-14, and 1103P) combine to give this wine a certain complexity under its attractive juicy black fruit opening. Youthful and a long way from the finish, the wine does have a certain charm for a mountain wine that lends itself to drinking for experimental purposes. I love the earthy, savoury, restrained fruit with rich, dense sweet tannins that will disappear over time. Winemaker Chris Carpenter likes to say, “Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon is meant to show all that is Mt. Veeder without overt tannins.” And it is readily apparent in 2018. In all, it spent 22 months in 82 percent new French oak. The blend is 88/6.5/3.5/1/1 cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, malbec, and petit verdot. Drink through 2035.Tasted: 31 October 2021Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $181.00 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| AB | $80.00 | 750ml | private wine shops |
Grape: Cabernet SauvignonCSPC: 272252
