2016 "The Stick" Red Wine Blend

Candlestick Ridge Estate Vineyard

Howell Mountain

94 POINTS

"The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon The Stick, a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend with a dollop of Malbec, is dense, powerful and super-concentrated. The unctuous, flamboyant style stands apart from the rest of the other wines in this range....The blackberry jam, bittersweet chocolate, sweet oak and spice flavors offer tons of richness and pure power ...."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
12/14/18

750 ml

INAUGURAL RELEASE OF "THE STICK"
Howell Mountain is one of the most remote, severe AVAs in the Napa Valley. Our Candlestick Ridge Vineyard is farther yet removed from the center of the Howell Mountain appellation, resting on the summit ridge on the northernmost point of the mountain. In a world of carrots and sticks, “the stick” represents the discipline, and so it is with this extraordinary wine. This predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon wine is blended with merlot and malbec from the best sections of our Candlestick Ridge Vineyard at 2300'.

BLEND: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Malbec
HARVEST DATES: September 16 - October 11, 2016
AVERAGE SUGAR: 25.1° Brix | TA: 6.3g/L | PH: 3.73 | ALCOHOL: 14.8%
BARREL AGING: 18 mo. French oak; 75% new. Unfiltered & unfined.
BOTTLING DATE: May 1, 2018
CASES PRODUCED: 497

CANDLESTICK RIDGE ESTATE VINEYARD, HOWELL MOUNTAIN
Just down the road, Candlestick Ridge is the northernmost vineyard in the Howell Mountain AVA and is slightly warmer than the summit ridge where the Winery Estate vineyard lies. Candlestick is influenced by warm air from Pope Valley to the east and – at its slightly lower elevation – it is protected from the constant wind that hits the ridge line. The big subsurface boulders were removed during the replanting, leaving thin tufa soil on top of a rocky volcanic bedrock.

The wine is dense, deep and powerful in the tradition of Howell Mountain’s best offerings. This small-lot, single vineyard offering is meant for collectors seeking a precise expression of unique terroir.

94 POINTS
"The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon The Stick, a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend with a dollop of Malbec, is dense, powerful and super-concentrated. The unctuous, flamboyant style stands apart from the rest of the other wines in this range. ... The blackberry jam, bittersweet chocolate, sweet oak and spice flavors offer tons of richness and pure power, ... ."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
12/14/18

2016 "The Stick" Red Wine Blend

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