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Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2020
This Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic example of a perfectly balanced valley floor Cabernet with excellent fruit concentration. On the nose, this wine offers blackberry pie, dried Mission figs, baking spices, blackberry coulis and a hint of cigar box. The palate offers smooth and velvety tannins, chocolate-covered cherries, red currants, huckleberry pie, toasted walnuts, vanillin and hibiscus tea. This offering is enjoyable today but will also evolve with cellar aging through 2038. Blend 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Critical Acclaim
94 Wine Enthusiast
Deep, dark and elegant, this full-bodied wine sips easily despite significant tannins since they are silky and fine-grained. Black cherries, blackberries and blueberries blend with hints of charred oak and iron for a complex, edgy palate.
92 Wine Spectator
Sports tasty flavors of cassis, plum reduction and boysenberry preserves that stay focused and fresh, lined with anise, apple wood and bramble along the way. A bit toasty on the finish, but there's enough fruit to handle it; just let this unwind with some light cellaring. Best from 2024 through 2033. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 5,444 cases made.
91 James Suckling
Aromas of cassis, plum and wet gravel. Full-bodied with silky, fine tannins. Vibrant and succulent red and purple berries on the palate with sweet spices and herbs. Long finish. Drink or hold.
Description
Whitehall Lane Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2020
This Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic example of a perfectly balanced valley floor Cabernet with excellent fruit concentration. On the nose, this wine offers blackberry pie, dried Mission figs, baking spices, blackberry coulis and a hint of cigar box. The palate offers smooth and velvety tannins, chocolate-covered cherries, red currants, huckleberry pie, toasted walnuts, vanillin and hibiscus tea. This offering is enjoyable today but will also evolve with cellar aging through 2038. Blend 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Critical Acclaim
94 Wine Enthusiast
Deep, dark and elegant, this full-bodied wine sips easily despite significant tannins since they are silky and fine-grained. Black cherries, blackberries and blueberries blend with hints of charred oak and iron for a complex, edgy palate.
92 Wine Spectator
Sports tasty flavors of cassis, plum reduction and boysenberry preserves that stay focused and fresh, lined with anise, apple wood and bramble along the way. A bit toasty on the finish, but there's enough fruit to handle it; just let this unwind with some light cellaring. Best from 2024 through 2033. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 5,444 cases made.
91 James Suckling
Aromas of cassis, plum and wet gravel. Full-bodied with silky, fine tannins. Vibrant and succulent red and purple berries on the palate with sweet spices and herbs. Long finish. Drink or hold.
