2019 Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 3L

2019 Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 3L

2019 Nickel & Nickel Branding Iron Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 3L Round and polished, Branding Iron Cabernet Sauvignon opens with a mouthful of cherry and cranberry fruit mixed with notes of dried herb and tea. Toasted oak fills the middle palate with notes of spice and smoke, while the soft tannins finish with harmony and grace.

95 Wine Enthusiast: This is a structured, earthy and herbal red that shows stone-like texture and grip. Sharp, tangy red fruit complements a core of rounded, lengthy tannin, dust and dark cherry, leading to a finishing accent of cedar that lasts for days. Virginie Boone

Oakville is one of California’s most renowned wine regions, sandwiched between Rutherford and Yountville in the very heart of the Napa Valley. It has gained worldwide recognition for its opulent Cabernet Sauvignon and voluptuous Merlot wines.

The origins of Oakville’s viniculture date back to 1868, when Henry Walker Crabb set up his first vineyard there. Fittingly, given the local surroundings, Crabb named the vineyard To Kalon (kalon means “highest beauty” in Greek) – a name retained by Robert Mondavi when he purchased the site almost a century later. Immediately south of To Kalon is Heitz Cellar’s famous Martha’s Vineyard. Together, these two vineyards make some of America’s very finest Cabernet Sauvignon wines.