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Cabernet sauvignon napa valley

Napa Valley Valley Floor Myacamas Mountains Vaca Range Key Subregions Winkler III St Helena Rutherford Oakville Yountville Stags Leap IV Climate Winkler III to Winkler IV Mean Temperature Daily maximum F July Warmest Month Daily minimum F July Mean Temperature Daily maximum F January Coolest Month Daily minimum F January Annual Rainfall to inches annually Elevation Sea Level - ft Soil South and west borders are more sedimentary gravel-clay soils with lower fertility and moderate water retention Further north and to the east soils are prevalently volcanic in origin and are deeper and more fertile Characteristics Appellation Insight by Lush and re ?ned Blueberry ripe plum black cherry licorice mocha and violet or mint Usually well rounded with more re ?ned avor pro ?les along with ?ne integrated tannins If you ? re into lush Cabernet Sauvignon wines with a dominance of fruit avors then these Napa Valley AVAs are likely to make you very happy These wines show marvelously in their ?rst decade and hit another sweet spot at around or so years of age Napa Vintners Napa Valley Vintners napavintners com Diamond Mountain Spring Moun- Howell Mountain Atlas Peek tain Mount Veeder Coobsville Winkler II Winkler III Winkler II to Winkler III Daily maximum F July Daily minimum F July Daily maximum F July Daily minimum F July Daily maximum F January Daily minimum F January Daily maximum F January Daily minimum F January to inches annually to inches annually ft ft Sedimentary based former seabed shallow and generally well drained as well as more acidic with low fertility Most have a sandy or sandyloam texture There are two main soil types on Howell Mountain decomposed volcanic ash called ??tufa ? and red clay Drainage is high and both soil types are nutrient- poor This stresses the vines and produces intense wines from small clusters and smaller grapes On the hillsides of Napa Valley dusty and Bold avors of Black currant black cherry wild berry spice box anise espresso cedar and sage Wines have more rustic avor pro ?les with heightened minerality and earthiness supported by ?rm tannins If you ? re into bold smoky and mineraldriven Cabernet with good structure or tannins then the hillside AVAs of Napa are likely to make you happy The more variable temperatures in the hills produce smaller berries which in turn add color and tannin to the wines Due to higher tannins these wines generally become more lithe and supple after at least to years in the bottle -- Napa Valley Vintners Napa Valley Vintners napavintners com Napa Valley Vintners napavintners com photo credit Napa Vinters Bob McClenahan C