a compelling wine. made from this bordeaux blending variety seldom seen bottled on its own, the grapes were grown in the stagecoach vineyard, high up on atlas peak, increasingly a source of some of napa's greatest red wines. the style is thoroughly modern, with soft tannins and rich flavors of chocolate, black cherries, cassis and new oak, as well as a pleasing charred meatiness. hard to tell where it's going, but delicious now. decant for an hour or two before serving.
Stagecoach Vineyard