Bishop’s Capture 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Coombsville, Napa Valley

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Creating a fantastic Napa Valley Cab with bold flavors, rich expression, subtle nuance and age-ability requires a carefully planned gambit. Sourcing fruit from the acclaimed Coombsville AVA is a winning first move.Coombsville has supplied grapes to acclaimed vintners like Robert Mondavi, Joseph Phelps, Louie Martini, Dario Sattui and Paul Hobbs, to name a few. The late Paul Maroon of Maroon Vineyards may have summed it up best saying “Coombsville is a sweet spot for Cabernet grapes…It is a little cooler in the southern end of the valley, and we benefit from this by being able to ripen the grapes slowly and evenly.”The follow-up move is using an experienced winemaker employing precise wine-making techniques such as careful hand sorting of the grapes-check, cold-soaking to extract color and flavor without harsh tannins-check, temperature-controlled fermentation-check and aging in French oak barrels-check.Advantage, Bishop’s Capture 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, bringing a brilliant nose wi…