Far Niente Cabernet 2018 750 ml

VINEYARD NOTES
The 2018 vintage combines select vineyards in Calistoga, Oak Knoll, St.
Helena, Stags Leap, Diamond Mountain, and Yountville that complement
our estate vineyards in Oakville and embody our long-established house style.
Cabernet has been a hallmark of Far Niente’s winemaking program beginning
with its very first vintage in 1982. The marriage of these diverse vineyard
sites has allowed us to craft our finest expression of Napa Valley Cabernet
Sauvignon. This wine exemplifies our nearly four decades of mastery in
growing and making Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
HARVEST NOTES
The 2018 growing season began with a dry January, followed by heavy, muchneeded rains throughout February and March. While budbreak and flowering
occurred later than in the previous few vintages, the moderate spring weather
ensured an even set and full crop. Summer saw mild temperatures with abundant
sunshine, warm days, cool nights and foggy mornings. August saw some
muggier, hazy days, however, vines continued to ripen slowly and evenly. We
began harvesting our earliest Cabernet sites in Calistoga during the last week in
September. Beautiful sunshine and moderate heat at harvest enabled fruit to reach
optimal flavor maturity while mild weather allowed for an extended Cabernet
harvest into fall. We wrapped up picking in November, with our last Oak Knoll
fruit coming into the winery on November 6.
TASTING NOTES
An elegant perfume of mixed berries, baking spice, dried lavender and thyme
open onto a full palate layered with expansive mixed berry, black tea, toasted
oak and spice flavors. Focused and fresh, fine grained tannins support the wine
throughout, while the finish is silky, long and lifted.