Honig Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, 750 ml, Napa Valley, California

Fruit: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5.3% Merlot, 4.6% Malbec 2.4% Petit Verdot 1.4% Cabernet Franc, 1.2% Petit Syrah. Vintage: The 2021 vintage was marked by the second year of drought. With less than a third of normal rainfall, growers had to manage water with great care. Harvest for Cabernet Sauvignon was shifted to about two weeks earlier than “average”. We had all our fruit picked before a major deluge in the middle of October. Winemaking: The fruit for this wine comes from both sustainably farmed vineyard in Rutherford, and from local vineyards. Each vineyard block was harvested and made into an individual lot representing that block. The wines were pressed off the skins from 10 to 30 days after crushing. Aging: Aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels. 25% new American oak, 20% new French oak. Tasting notes: Another classic Honig Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon expressing a lovely combination of black raspberry and cherry enhanced by savory notes and exotic spices (think Garam masala) and cocoa nibs. The texture is rich, framed by just the right amount of tannin and acid, giving a sense of perfect balance.