2016 Piña Cabernet Sauvignon Firehouse Vineyard Rutherford Napa Valley

JD96 From a rocky vineyard in Rutherford, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Firehouse Vineyard is a regal, majestic Cabernet that has beautiful notes of crème de cassis, black raspberries, and toasted spices, with an almost mountain fruit-like quality in its aromatics as well as its structure and texture on the palate. Medium to full-bodied, seamlessly constructed, tannic and backward, yet also perfectly balanced, do your best to hide bottles for 4-5 years and it should cruise over the following two decades.
WA93 One-hundred percent Cabernet Sauvignon aged 20 months in 68% new French oak, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Firehouse Vineyard is deep garnet-purple in color and offers up exuberant crème de cassis, stewed plums and blueberry compote notes with touches of dark chocolate, star anise, pencil lead and menthol. Full-bodied and beautifully structured with firm grainy tannins and seamless freshness, it packs in the muscular fruit, finishing on a long-lasting earthy note. 560 cases produced.