2015 Carter Cabernet Sauvignon Weitz Vineyard
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A rush of super-ripe dark cherry, lavender, chocolate, new French oak, violet, plum and smoke makes a strong opening statement in the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Weitz Vineyard. Unctuous and concentrated in the glass, the 2015 exudes richness in all of its dimensions. This is a very representative wine from Oakville's sundrenched Upper Plateau.
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Coming from red volcanic soils located just above Backus Vineyard in Oakville, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Weitz Vineyard is undeniably mountain fruit and has a fresh, focused, chiseled style as well as incredible complexity in its black and blue fruits, incense, Asian spice, graphite, and ample crushed rock-like minerality. This beautifully complete, impeccably balanced beauty needs 3-4 years of bottle age yet will keep for 2-3 decades. Mark Carter and winemaker Mike Smith continue to make a bevy of hedonistic, sexy, powerful wines from throughout Napa Valley. These 2015s are all brilliant wines, yet quantities are tiny due to the dismal yields.