Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Dust  2013

NEAL FAMILY VINEYARDS

Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Dust
2013

  • Organic

$120.99*

* Suggested retail price

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Product code
30820
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Store Only
Type of product
Still wine
Country
United States
Regulated designation
American Viticultural Areas (AVA)
Region
California
Subregion
Napa, Rutherford
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon 100 %
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
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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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Product notes

100% estate grown, organically farmed grapes from the Manley Lane property, farmed since the 1970's.

Production notes

Barrel Aged 24 Months in 100% New French Oak.

Tasting notes

Ripe Cabernet aromas include bright fruit, tea, mahogany, cocoa and a nice spicy sweetness. That spice carries through in the mouth with flavors of ripe plum and raspberry. The initial attack of texture is not that strong in tannin but just as you start picking up the cocoa, fruit, vanilla and cassis flavors, the Dust comes back, creating a dense texture, crying out for rich food to accompany the tannin.