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Cardinale 2021
Cardinale 2021

Cardinale 2021

SKU: CACS202112 UCAU
Regular price $724.99
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Made by superstar winemaker Chris Carpenter, outstanding wine with exceptional quality, beautifully balanced wine that showcases the best of Napa.

This has great aging potential. The wine is made to last for decades and can be cellared for many years to come.

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    • Description

      As winemaker Chris Carpenter describes it, when crafting Cardinale, he is "trying to make a wine at the highest level that is multi-appellation, emphasizing the most successful AVAs in each vintage."

      Cardinale crafts a single Cabernet Sauvignon from each vintage. The wine is a limited-production blend from Napa Valley’s most recognized mountain appellations, including Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, and Spring Mountain District.

      Each of these esteemed mountain vineyards creates a beautiful note onto itself, but the composition they create together results in a remarkable symphony of flavor, texture, and complexity. Mountain terroir is essential to Cardinale’s profile. While the rocky soils, steep aspects, and exposed conditions are among the most challenging in California, they also produce the most structured, masculine, and complex wines, worthy of cellaring.



      Tasting Profile

      • Light
      • Full
      • Low Tannin
      • Tannic
      • Sweet
      • Dry
      • Low Acidity
      • High Acidity
      Aroma:

      Blueberry, Boysenberry, Herbal

      Palate:

      Blue Fruits, Cassis, Graphite

      Food Pairings:
      Pork Pork
      Red Meat Red Meat

    Description

    As winemaker Chris Carpenter describes it, when crafting Cardinale, he is "trying to make a wine at the highest level that is multi-appellation, emphasizing the most successful AVAs in each vintage."

    Cardinale crafts a single Cabernet Sauvignon from each vintage. The wine is a limited-production blend from Napa Valley’s most recognized mountain appellations, including Diamond Mountain District, Howell Mountain, Mount Veeder, and Spring Mountain District.

    Each of these esteemed mountain vineyards creates a beautiful note onto itself, but the composition they create together results in a remarkable symphony of flavor, texture, and complexity. Mountain terroir is essential to Cardinale’s profile. While the rocky soils, steep aspects, and exposed conditions are among the most challenging in California, they also produce the most structured, masculine, and complex wines, worthy of cellaring.



    Tasting Profile

    • Light
    • Full
    • Low Tannin
    • Tannic
    • Sweet
    • Dry
    • Low Acidity
    • High Acidity
    Aroma:

    Blueberry, Boysenberry, Herbal

    Palate:

    Blue Fruits, Cassis, Graphite

    Food Pairings:
    Pork Pork
    Red Meat Red Meat

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