2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item cedar and freshly ground coffee

cedar and freshly ground coffee

Like a chiseled and sinuous boxer sitting in his corner

evolving towards aromas of young leather

with finely-polished tannins

This wine from the excellent 2019 vintage has an abundance of apples

2018 Mount Brave Cabernet Sauvignon, Mount Veeder Napa Valley collectors item cedar and freshly ground coffeeThe 2018 growing season started with late winter rains then a spring marked with intermittent cloudy skies likely delayed bud break and flowering, which was then followed by ideal fruit set conditions, driving up overall volumes by 20 30%. Steady summer heat accumulation with only a couple of short hike spikes combined with a near perfect fall season created great phenolic accumulation without high sugar concentration. Grown on the rocky slopes of Mt.