2017 Cervantes Blacktail Red Wine Napa Valley

Name: 2017 Cervantes Blacktail Red Wine Napa Valley
Brand: Cervantes Family Vineyards
Availability: InStock

This new blended wine offers a broad spectrum of aromas, flavors, and textures. The blend is 37% Malbec, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Petite Sirah, 4% Petit Verdot, all from our estate vineyard.

The wine is as complex, expansive, and hedonistic as it sounds. The wine is juicy and fruit-driven, with notes of blueberries and cream, chocolate, flint and baking spices. Its silky texture is very alluring, as the wine flows across the palate there is an ever-increasing list of descriptors that come to mind, from bing cherry, black currant and nutmeg, to white flowers, chaparral, and clove.

While this wine can certainly be enjoyed straight away, it will continue to evolve with time in the cellar.

ANDY ERICKSON | WINEMAKER

2017

Vintage notes

Each year we learn more about this special place, this quiet corner in the far reaches of the Napa Valley. 2017, our third release from the estate, brought many valuable lessons.

We learned about strength and fortitude—in the vineyard, in the resulting wines, and in the community we cherish. It was also the first year we were able to play with the entire vineyard, some blocks being previously committed to other producers, and other blocks newly planted by our team. Letting our pioneering spirit be the guide, we crafted blending components that eventually led us to a new wine: Blacktail. This new wine stands shoulder to shoulder with our Cabernet Sauvignon offering, but draws from many of the varieties that thrive on our estate.

It is truly a proprietary blend that showcases the character of our unique ranch, and as our understanding of the terroir grows, so will this exciting wine.

Safe journeys,
XAVIER CERVANTES | PROPRIETOR

Blacktail Proprietary Red Wine

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