2016 Swagger Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Swagger is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from the Eagle Summit Vineyard, clones 4 and 7 and the Redhead Vineyard, clone 685 by Thomas Brown. We use 100% French oak barrels, 80% new from Taransaud, Darnajou and Hermitage.
The 2016 Swagger Cabernet Sauvignon is a disarmingly soothing spread of freshly picked blackberries, Herbes de Provence, and cured meat, with a dusting of cocoa powder all over sandalwood. Blackberry stains the palate while the cured meat piles on its savory contribution just before they're both inundated with herbs and spices and then truss tied with fine grained tannin. Approachable now, it will improve with a couple years in the cellar and age beautifully over the next decade or longer. DRINK/HOLD (2021 – 2031+)
