Nicholas Allen Wines Carte Blanche Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

97 points - limited                                                   New release from one of Napa's newest cabernet cult producers! 97 Points Jeb Dunnuck: "A different beast, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) is packed with potential. Both black and blue fruits, earth, tobacco, and freshly crushed rock notes all flow to a full-bodied 2016 that has plenty of fine tannins, remarkable purity of fruit, and beautiful intensity and length. Do your best to give this some bottle age, and you’ll be rewarded with a phenomenal Napa Valley Cabernet that will keep for 2-3 decades." 95 Points Robert Parker: "One-hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon aged 22 months in 100% French oak, the very deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon gives quite a meaty nose of chargrilled meats, charcuterie and beef drippings over a core of cassis, preserved plums and black cherries plus touches of cedar, unsmoked cigars and underbrush. Full, rich and seductive in the mouth, it has a soft, super ripe and finely grained texture with layer upon layer of black fruits, finishing long with a spicy kick. 500 cases produced."

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