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The flagship wines include the 2014 J. Daniel Cuvee Cabernet Sauvignon, which comes from three sources, the family vineyard called Molehill at a 1700-feet elevation on Howell Mountain, the Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard and Heimark Vineyard in Calistoga. A gorgeous 2014, with notes of graphite, mulberry and blackcurrant, this full-bodied, opaque purple wine offers terrific fruit purity, sweet tannin, and a long finish of a good 45+ seconds. It was aged 19 months in 75% new French oak and is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. There are 1,064 cases, and it can be drunk now or cellared for another 25 years.
Technical Details
- BlendCabernet Sauvignon
- WinemakerPhilippe Melka
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia North Coast
- AppellationHowell Mountain, Napa
Lail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon J. Daniel Cuvee 2014
Cabernet Blends | US
WA95, VN95
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About the Producer
Robin Daniel Lail’s heritage began in 1879 with the founding of
Inglenook Vineyards by her great-granduncle, the iconic Captain Gustave
Niebaum. Robin is a legend, helping found Dominus and Merryvale, she is
one of the most influential woman in Napa Valley history and remains
that way to this day. She saw the talent in a young Philippe Melka and
hired him as winemaker, it was one of his very first gigs in Napa and
has remained at the helm of winemaking ever since.