2019 Macauley ‘Stagecoach Vineyard’ Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

From the heralded Pritchard Hill region at an altitude of 1,400 feet comes this noble Cabernet Sauvignon, showing many of the characteristics of a mountain-grown Bordeaux. The wine’s color is incredibly dark, and on the nose are lifted aromas of plum, black cherry and warm blacktop. Aged for 28 months in 100% new French Oak, a kiss of toast fills out the bouquet. The tannins here are certainly muscular at this age, but they envelop the black fruits rather than drown them out, and the chewy yet expansive mouthfeel shows good finesse in general. The 2019 Stagecoach is a wine to be enjoyed for two decades and beyond. Bottled unfiltered and unfined. 175 cases produced.