Far Niente Winery Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

One of Napa Valley's most collectable Cabernets, order the fantastic new Far Niente 2013 Cabernet at a special new-release price. 95 Points Brix26: "The best Far Niente Cabernet in recent memory.  Intense aromas of ripe blackberry and boysenberry layered with baking spices and licorice. The entry is full and juicy with a velvety middle palate. Dark mocha flavors emerge on the long finish with chewy, coating tannins. 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc from the historic estate vineyards, mostly from the Stelling Vineyard and aged in 70% new French oak barrels for 17 months." 94+ Points Robert Parker: "This iconic estate has produced the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, a blend of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Beautiful purity of expression characterizes this medium to full-bodied, concentrated, impeccably well-balanced Cabernet Sauvignon. The color is dense purple and the wine offers up notes of spring flowers a touch of background licorice and wood and pure floral crème de cassis and blackberry fruit. It’s full-bodied with a complete mid-palate and follow-through on the palate. The wine can be approached now, or cellared for 20 or more years." Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon is grown primarily on the estate Stelling Vineyard, located behind the winery in Oakville next to Harlan Estate. This 100-acre vineyard produces wines that exhibit the cassis, blackberry and "dusty" components typical of wines grown in the soils of western Oakville and Napa Valley's finest Cabernets.

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