AU SOMMET CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 750ML 2022
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Au Sommet (o-so-may)...To the top, the very highest point at which we excel at what we do! Au Sommet is a partnership between Heidi Peterson Barrett, John Schwartz and Jim Barbour and is a Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot blend from our seven-acre vineyard on top of Atlas Peak in the acclaimed Napa Valley.
Our production of Au Sommet 2022 (97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot) afforded us just shy of 400 cases to share with you... The 2022 harvest in Napa Valley yielded small yet magnificent berries which are the trademark of mountain fruit. The ratio of skins to juice is more concentrated than in valley floor fruit, creating a bigger tannin structure to our Cabernet Sauvignon. We kicked the multi-year California drought in 2022 with copious amounts of rainfall. This added to the vines vigor and allowed the root systems to pick up more minerality and earthiness from the volcanic soils on Atlas Peak. | Au Sommet
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The 2019 Au Sommet Cabernet Sauvignon is magnificent. A classic mountain wine, the 2019 offers up an exciting mix of dark fruit, gravel, graphite, savory herbs, chocolate and menthol. The bouquet alone is mesmerizing, but there is plenty of fruit depth, complexity and overall structure, too. Quite simply, the 2019 is one of the best wines I have tasted from John Schwartz's Atlas Peak estate. Sadly, there is no 2018 or 2020