2021 | Cardinale Estate Red | Napa Valley Volnay elegant and refreshing red wine

elegant and refreshing red wine

The aromas here are very distinct with dried flowers such as lavender and violets

Medium tannins and moderate acidity frame the wine

The wood imparts interesting aromas and tannins to the finished wine

a great many pre-phylloxera centurions

2021 | Cardinale Estate Red | Napa Valley Volnay elegant and refreshing red wineTasting Notes The perfect 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, all of which spent 22 months in 80% new French oak. The idea of this release is to showcase fruit from throughout the valley, and to say that winemaker Chris Carpenter succeeded would be an understatement. It boasts off the charts richness and depth as well as notes of cassis, toasted spices, graphite, tobacco, and espresso, with perfectly integrated