2014 Onda Cabernet Sauvignon
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Moving to the 2014s, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Onda is a blend of all the single vineyards and is a great introduction into the wines of the estate. This medium to full-bodied, ripe, charming beauty boasts a saturated purple color, lots of cassis and red currant fruits, medium to full body, and terrific notes of dried herbs, tobacco, and licorice. It has the classic, balanced, elegant style of the vintage front and center.
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The 2014 Onda, from Dana's Crystal Springs vineyard, is a very beautiful wine. Bright red stone fruit and lifted, floral aromatics are the two main signatures. At the same time, the 2014 has plenty of depth. Chocolate, raspberry jam, mint and rose petal notes infuse the deep, fleshy finish. This is a striking, modern Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon endowed with real class and pedigree. This is a very serious second wine, if it can be called that.
Their blended wine, Onda, comes from all of their vineyard sites, and is essentially a second wine culled from the single-vineyards. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Onda, which sees 19 months in about 54% new French oak, has turned out much more compelling than I thought last year. Loads of blueberry and blackberry fruit with a hint of creosote, wood spice and camphor are offered in this deep, medium to full-bodied, layered and voluptuously textured wine. It is pure, sexy and ideal for drinking over the next 15+ years.
About the producer
Located on the Rutherford bench, Dana Estates is a small Napa estate focused on producing fine, single-site Cabernet Sauvignon. The concentrated wines are some of the region’s most sought-after, regularly earning top ratings from critics – with 19 100-point scores to date.