Yountville Cabernet from a vintage like 2012 typically shows ripe blackcurrant, plum, vanilla, mocha, and dark chocolate with full body and ripe tannins. The 2012 Napa vintage was excellent — balanced and age-worthy.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon (likely with small percentages of other Bordeaux varieties)
- Region
- USA / California / Napa Valley / Yountville
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, modern Napa style, oak-aged
The producer
Casa Piena is a small Yountville estate in Napa Valley. Specific founding history is not well known to me.
What critics say
Not known
Pairing
Ribeye, lamb chops, beef short rib