2019 Vineyard 29 Cru Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Vineyard 29 Cru Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Vineyard 29 Cru Cabernet Sauvignon The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Cru Napa Valley is outstanding, and at the less than the $100 price point, it’s about as good as it gets! Ripe cassis, flowers, spicy oak, and tobacco notes all emerge from the glass, and it’s a ripe, round, wonderfully textured Cabernet that will shine for a decade or more. JD

“The Vineyard 29 Cabernet Sauvignon Cru is fabulous. A gorgeous, entry-level offering, the Cru Cabernet opens with bright, captivating aromatics. Medium in body, fresh and juicy, the 2018 is an absolute delight to taste today. Black cherry, mocha, licorice and chocolate are all laced together in this hugely appealing Cabernet from Vineyard 29. Drink it over the next handful of years.” Galloni Vinous

Since the release of their first vintage, Vineyard 29 has been determined to produce the best wines possible, reflecting all the beauty and quality of the Napa Valley. Led by one of the greats, Philippe Melka, the Vineyard 29 Cru Cabernet Sauvignon has cultivated a loyal following of Napa fanatics, who crave the best. Melka, who started studying wine on a whim while at the University of Bordeaux is really at the top of the Napa pyramid. Robert Parker named him as one of the 10 best consulting winemakers in the world, and his list of accomplishments is staggering. He has produced world class wines around the world, with stops at Haute Brion and Chateaux Petrus, both in Bordeaux, as well as Dominus Estate in Napa. All of these landmark vineyards make wines that cost hundreds of dollars a bottle. Melka brings an unsurpassed attention to detail and deliberate care to all of his wines.

With the unilateral support of vineyard owners Chuck and Ann McMinn, he relies on an unmatched estate vineyard site and classic winemaking techniques to create their “Cru” wine. Each of the wines are hand-crafted in small lots in their technologically sophisticated, gravity flow winery and caves in St. Helena. Vineyard 29 also employs the most careful, patient (time-consuming and labor intensive) techniques to create a wine that fully express the potential of its vineyard heritage — their Napa terroir. Applying the Old World theory of “elevage” — raising each vintage as one would raise a child — means giving the vines the height of gentle care and attention.

The 2019 Napa vintage, was another smash and the Winery commented that is the best vintage they have ever made of this wine. Given all that this wine offers, it should be considered a tremendous value.