At nearly 20 years from vintage, expect dried blackcurrant, dark cherry, cedar, tobacco, leather, and forest floor with softened, integrated tannins. The 2006 Napa vintage was excellent — long, even growing season producing age-worthy wines.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux blend
- Region
- USA / California / Napa Valley / Spring Mountain District
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, mountain fruit, structured, age-worthy
The producer
Spring Mountain Vineyard is a historic Spring Mountain District estate (the property has Victorian-era roots and was famously featured as the exterior in the Falcon Crest TV series). Known for structured, age-worthy mountain Cabernets.
What critics say
Spring Mountain Vineyard's wines receive consistently strong reviews as benchmark mountain Cabernets.
Pairing
Slow-roasted lamb, ribeye with herbs, mushroom-forward dishes, aged hard cheeses