2019 Boich Family NVS
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From a vineyard on Mount Veeder next to Pym-Rae (the former Robin Williams property purchased by the Tesseron family in 2016), the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Wall Road Vineyard includes a bit of co-fermented Cabernet Franc. A lovely effort, it features scents of pencil shavings, cassis and a hint of sage, displaying lovely restraint and mountain character yet also notes of dark chocolate. Full-bodied, velvety and long, with a softly dusty finish, it should drink well through at least 2040.
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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Wall Road Vineyard comes from Mount Veeder and is a co-fermented blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. As with all these releases, it was brought up in new barrels. More medium to full-bodied on the palate, with classic mountain tannins and vibrancy, it has impressive notes of red and black fruits, unsmoked tobacco, herbes de Provence, and hints of leather. Long, balanced, and elegant, it will have two decades of longevity.
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Wall Road Vineyard is light and lacking in body, not to mention the sort of pedigree wines from this part of Napa Valley should show.
Dried violets, blueberries, blackberries, walnuts and bark on the nose. Cocoa and mocha too. Full-bodied with firm, polished tannins. Layered and fleshy with excellent concentration balancing the alcohol. Drink from 2023.