2016

Lamb Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley

2016 Lamb Vineyard

Named for Dr. Robert Lamb, Juelle's father, and produced for his personal enjoyment until the first public release in 1991.

Production Details

  • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Harvested September 30
  • De-stemmed and double sorted
  • Whole-berry fermented in small open-top oak and stainless fermenters
  • Native malolactic fermentation completed in barrel
  • Racked once during aging
  • Aged 21 months in French oak barrels (95% new)

ABV

14.9
%

Bottled

July 2018

Produced

262
Lamb Vineyard

Lamb Vineyard

Nestled at the foot of the Palisades in Northern Napa Valley, the 10 acre Lamb Vineyard has been a source of great pride for our family over the past four decades. Named for Juelle's family, the vineyard was planted to Cabernet in 1976 and consistently yields small quantities of fruit that produce wine with a rare combination of rich concentrated flavors, velvet texture and elegance.

2016

Lamb Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley

Named for Dr. Robert Lamb, Juelle's father, and produced for his personal enjoyment until the first public release in 1991.

Production Details

  • 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Harvested September 30
  • De-stemmed and double sorted
  • Whole-berry fermented in small open-top oak and stainless fermenters
  • Native malolactic fermentation completed in barrel
  • Racked once during aging
  • Aged 21 months in French oak barrels (95% new)

ABV

14.9
%

Bottled

July 2018

Produced

262
98
Points
Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com
Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Lamb Vineyard is a tiny production cuvée that includes 4% Petit Verdot and was brought up all in new French oak. It has incredible crème de cassis, crushed violets, lead pencil, and graphite aromatics, full body, a beautiful sense of elegance and purity, and ultra-fine tannins. This is a thrilling Cabernet, from a great vintage, that readers should snatch up. It will benefit from short term cellaring, and deep for two decades or more.
98
Points
Jeb Dunnuck
,
JebDunnuck.com

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