Profile, Napa Valley 2016
USA, Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Price category: $$$$$
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Patrick Horst (attending)
Export / Sales Manager, Merryvale Family of Wines
Description
The grapes were hand-harvested at night in order to get the fruit into the cellar by very early morning and at its freshest. Each block was slowly harvested and the Petit Verdot was co-fermented with the Cabernet Sauvignon to integrate as early as possible. Native fermentation began after a 5-day cold soak and reached a peak temperature of 85°F. Fermentation lasted from 18 to 28 days. The wines were then drained to barrels where malolactic fermentation occurred. We aged the wine for 26 months in 75% new French oak barrels from Tronçais in the center of France. The wine was bottled without fining or filtration.
Awards
97 pts Jeb Dunnuck
95 pts The Wine Advocate Points
93 pts Vinous by Antonio Galloni
Certifications
Napa Green
Fish friendly Farming
Alcohol
14.7%
Analytical data
dry
0.36 g/l residual sugar
5.7 g/l acidity
Vineyard
Profile Estate Vineyard