2019 Carter Cellars Hossfeld Coliseum

Preorder (Click here for price) Winemaker Notes Deep bright red colors are met by aromas of black cherries, crushed rocked and loads of fruit. The natural acidity derived from the vineyard coupled with a concentrated extraction, frames an amazing midpalate that highlights juicy dark fruits, cocoa, and exotic spices. The silky and balanced finish is wrapped in ripe, lush tannins that showcase the best traits of a Merlot and Cabernet blend from Napa. Hossfeld Vineyards is a family owned and operated, extreme hillside vineyard, perched high above the valley floor in the eastern hills of Napa Valley. This dramatic site, steep and terraced like a Roman Coliseum has distinctive volcanic soils and as such, the resulting Cabernet fruit is also quite distinctive by offering structured graphite and herbal scented, compelling flavors. The Hossfeld family has been growing the five Bordeaux varietals at our vineyard estate since 1981. Carter Cellars first vintage was in 1998 sourcing grapes from th