2007 Cabernet Sauvignon

Only 7 barrels of this luscious wine were bottled. This wine has powerful and deep aromatics, loads of black fruit, hints of cedar, sweet vanilla, cassis, and super fine grain tannins which lend to a lengthy, broad and powerful palate. Grown mostly from the Coombsville region in southern Napa Valley, this cab blend consists of a selection of my finest Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards and was tripple sorted down to the berry, fermented in both small open top fermenters and new French oak barrels with 100% native yeast, and matured in 75% new French oak for 22 months.

Allow to decant for 2 to 24 hours to enjoy this wine at its fullest potential.

Recently scored 92 points from The Wine Enthusiast

92 Modus Operandi 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley); $65.
This is a big, sweetly oaked wine notable for its ripe flavors and sheer opulence. It’s distinctly Californian in the massive, rather jammy blackberries, cherries and raspberries, and shows good balance in the richness of tannins and savory acidity. Delicious as it is, it’s all primary fruit now. Give it 2–3 years to mellow. —S.H. (or decant for 2 hours!)