Clos Du Val 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, California

Description

Clos Du Val has a long and storied history. Their inaugural wine, the 1972 Clos Du Val Cabernet Sauvignon, was part of the legendary group that toppled the best wines France had to offer in the 1976 Judgement of Paris and even took first place in the rematch ten years later. The winery is still producing incredible wines, and the 2015 Estate Cabernet is no exception.

2015 was a warm vintage, but with early rain that washed the pollen off flowering grapes, the bunches were left with less ripe fruit at harvest time. While this can ruin a vintage, in 2015, it was fortuitous, and the low yields left grapes that are incredibly concentrated and delicious.