2013 Pina "Buckeye Vineyard" Howell Mountain CabernetWE 94 Bright red currant is complemented by dark, brooding black fruit tones in this complex, nuanced and grippy wine, young and showy in its mountain genetics. Forest floor, mint, cedar and graphite fleck the fruit, with complexity knocking on the door. About Winey The Rutherford sub region of Napa Valley centers on the town of Rutherford and covers some of Napa Valleys finest vineyard real estate, spanning from the Mayacamas in the west, to the Vaca

What defines and distinguishes the estate are the dramatic elevations of the vineyards

Steeped in history

the vineyard is planted mainly to Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot and Cabernet Franc

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The palate is medium-bodied and youthfully coiled

38 mm seatbelt-grade

Drink it over the next 15 or so years

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