Each year, Lindstrom Wines produces a single, estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon, using a selection of the very finest grapes from our four acre hilltop Nicali Vineyard in the heart of Stags Leap District. A true artisan wine, handmade by acclaimed winemaker Celia Welch, this limited bottling is carefully crafted in small lots and specially blended to express the unique characteristics of each vintage. The result is a great Stags Leap Cabernet Sauvignon reflecting the essence of the terroir of our meticulously hand-farmed Vineyard with its distinctive tapestry of 11 separate  vineyard blocks.

Lindstrom 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon
Very ripe, dark berry aromas come forward first;  dark raspberries, fragrant boysenberries, warm ripe berries-in-the-briars aromas.  These are supported by a few high notes of cedar, brown cigar-tobacco, and a subtle wafts of anise.  On the palate, the wine is bright and fresh with black cherry/raspberry sirup flavors, and a dense, soft, mouth-coating texture carries the wine through the mid-palate.  The finish is equally rich, with a few light notes of chocolate and vanilla adding layers of complexity to the berry/black fruit flavors.  Though unmistakably Stags Leap District in its texture, this wine’s structure also displays the intense color, aroma, and flavor density which is appropriately derived from its steep, rocky hillside origins.

This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon was produced entirely from fruit grown on the Lindstrom estate in Stags Leap District, Napa Valley.  The eleven blocks of vineyard were assessed independently for ripeness, and were harvested by hand between 9/29 and 10/16/2006.  The fruit was gently destemmed, then fermented in small open-top and closed-top fermenters.  After fourteen days the fruit was pressed, then transferred to small barrels (80% new French oak) for about 21 months of barrel ageing.  The Cabernet was blended in July 2007 and bottled in May 2008.  A total of 632 cases were produced.

      - Tasting notes by Celia Welch