Corison Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Red Wine from USA - California

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A stunning, refined cabernet from Napa expert Cathy Corison. She has exquisitely crafted this concentrated cellar-worthy Californian wine that has balance and freshness while offering concentrated and complex herbal, cassis, cigar box, plum and wet flint notes.

£78.00 Bottle

£468.00 Case of 6

In Stock

Code: US9611

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Full-bodied
Cabernet Sauvignon
75cl
Now to 2037
14.2% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
Cork, natural

California Vintage 2017

2017 gave winemakers the headache of a very hot end of the growing season followed by damaging fires that affected a small part of the harvest. And all this after a wet winter and perfect start to the summer had given rise to great optimism. Winemakers tried to contain sugar levels and harvested grapes like pinot noir earlier, before shrivelling and overripeness marred their potential. The later ripening cabernet benefited from relieving rains and cooler temperatures late on. To cap it all the fires came at the end of the harvest, though many areas had brought in most of their grapes by then. Napa and Sonoma had harvested 90% of their fruit and Mendocino 75%. The fires, as well as their direct damage to communities and forests, created smoke that tainted some fruit not yet harvested. It also cut power to many wineries, causing even more head and heartache to winemakers.

Thankfully, the untainted grapes that were harvested were of outstanding quality and the wines live up to the fruit, ...

2017 gave winemakers the headache of a very hot end of the growing season followed by damaging fires that affected a small part of the harvest. And all this after a wet winter and perfect start to the summer had given rise to great optimism. Winemakers tried to contain sugar levels and harvested grapes like pinot noir earlier, before shrivelling and overripeness marred their potential. The later ripening cabernet benefited from relieving rains and cooler temperatures late on. To cap it all the fires came at the end of the harvest, though many areas had brought in most of their grapes by then. Napa and Sonoma had harvested 90% of their fruit and Mendocino 75%. The fires, as well as their direct damage to communities and forests, created smoke that tainted some fruit not yet harvested. It also cut power to many wineries, causing even more head and heartache to winemakers.

Thankfully, the untainted grapes that were harvested were of outstanding quality and the wines live up to the fruit, both red and white.