2017 Northern Gale Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Cameron Woodbridge is dedicated to small production and very high quality fruit. The style doesn’t change, he is faithful to a low intervention winemaking that produces long-lived beautiful wines.

WSI94 Deep garnet in color with heady cherry liqueur, cassis, blackberries, clove and sage on the nose. The mid-palate opens up to wild berries, minerals, chocolate orange, tobacco and hints of black olive that continue to the finish of impressively deep, luscious tannins that coat the palate and linger there for an impressively long time.

Fermented in small format stainless steel tanks. Cold soaked 4 days prior to fermentation. Temperature maintained below 80 degrees with a post ferment extended maceration of an additional 5 days. Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel with aging on lees for at least 1 year. Barrel Aged for 33 months in 36% New French Oak, 64% Once Used French Oak.