
NEAL FAMILY VINEYARDS
Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain
2016
- Regenerative Organic Alliance
- Organic
About this winery
Neal Family Cab is a Liquid Art classic for many reasons. It is a top quality Napa Cab with an impeccable pedigree produced by one of the valley's great winegrowing families but, because the family is not predisposed to pandering to journalists, it tends to be un-reviewed, and therefore has no place in the pantheon of point scores. What we have here then is a wine lover's dream come true: an almost totally under-the-radar wine full of character and class that massively over-delivers for the...
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Production notes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon all sourced from the Howell Mountain AVA. The vineyards are certified organic and the winemaking facility has been certified an organic winemaking facility since 2009.
Tasting notes
The 2016 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is impenetrable in its youth, it is generous and giving now. It leads with aromas of dried red fruit, black currant, well-tanned leather and cassis. The tannins are fine and complement darker flavors of cocoa powder and espresso beans. You will find the finish lingers with the minerality of crushed rocks and natural acidity that forecasts its age-ability.