Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl Cabernet Franc Tasting notes While there are

Tasting notes While there are some initial bitter chocolate extraction flavors

but not too powerful a wine

offering an elegant finish

the wine was ready to be blended and bottled after 7 months of ageing

cherry and earthy-smoky notes

Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl Cabernet Franc Tasting notes While there areDescription Following early morning picking, grapes were sorted and cold soaked prior to fermentation. The wine was aged for eighteen months in 48% new oak barrels (62% French, 38% American) and 52% one to two year old French and American oak barrels before bottling. The barrel coopers used included Ermitage, Franois Frres, Demptos (French & American), Canton (American), Dargaud Jaegle and Taransaud. Tasting notes The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is ultra