Barbour Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Napa California 2017

2017 BARBOUR CABERNET SAUVIGNON    WINEMAKER: CELIA WELCH VINEYARD: BARBOUR VINEYARD APPELLATION: ST. HELENA, NAPA VALLEY VARIETAL: 100% CABERNET SAUVIGNON BARREL AGING: 65% NEW FRENCH OAK FOR 22 MONTHS PRODUCTION: 288 CASES    TASTING NOTE "HARVESTED BY HAND ON SEPTEMBER 11 FROM GRAPES GROWN IN OUR SUSTAINABLY AND DRY-FARMED VINEYARD, THE 2017 VINTAGE OF BARBOUR CABERNET SAUVIGNON IS FULLY RIPE, DISPLAYING PURPLE AND BLUE TONES AND DEEPER NOTES OF MOCHA, BLACK TEA AND GRAPHITE.  ITS FULL MOUTHFEEL OFFERS TANNINS THAT ARE PRESENT YET APPROACHABLE, AND THE WINE FINISHES WITH DARK FRUITS DOMINATING THE MID AND UPPER PALATE. CLUSTER SELECTION WAS EXACTING.  THE FRUIT WAS DESTEMMED AND OPTICALLY SORTED, THEN FERMENTED ON ITS SKINS FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO GENTLY PRESSING.  AGED FOR 22 MONTHS IN 65% NEW FRENCH OAK, THE WINE HAS THE DENSITY, STRUCTURE AND BREADTH OF PALATE FOR AGING.  THE 2017 VINTAGE WAS BOTTLED WITHOUT FINING OR FI