Turnbull 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley

Turnbull has been rooted in the culture and history of the Napa Valley for nearly 40 years. A small, multi-generational family business guided by the long view principle of sustainability. At the core of this independently owned business is their estate-grown fruit, which they carefully tend to from dirt to bottle.

For this Reserve it starts with the painstaking process of vinifying lot by lot, tasting and evaluating each for specific attributes and characteristics. Like a complex puzzle, Winemaker Peter Heitz weaves together a narrative of place, tasting through and chalking each barrel. one by one, to determine the final blends.

The fruit for this Oakville Reserve bottling comes entirely from the Fortuna and Leopoldina Vineyards. Located in Eastern Oakville, these sites are situated upon the famous volcanic red soils that the Oakville AVA is known for. The soils from both sites give richness and texture to the resulting wines. The Fortuna Vineyard sits proudly on the alluvial fan at the base of the Oakville bench, and contributes red fruit and spice components to this wine. The Leopoldina Vineyard, high on the bedrock ridge above the Fortuna Vineyard, highlights structure, texture, and mid-palate weight. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in 100% French oak barrels.

Wine Enthusiast Magazine awarded this an Editors' Choice and scored it 97 points saying "This is such a well-balanced and elegant take on the variety, floral, earthy and gentle on the palate. Currant, cassis and raspberry flavors highlight a lovely texture of subtle power that is inviting and brightly high-toned. Volcanic soils contribute a chalky, spicy and mineral-like component of crushed rock." Limited!!