Staglin 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, Salus, Napa Valley

Description

The Staglin Family Vineyard has a 130-year heritage of viticulture and rich social history based on an extraordinary procession of owners through multiple generations.Situated at the base of the western slopes of Mount St. John, the tallest mountain in the Mayacamas Range, this sixty-one-acre property is located in an alluvial fan containing rich volcanic soils. With ideal soils, microclimate and location, the estate’s potential was recognized by some of the first Napa Valley settlers and was planted in vineyards in the mid 1860s.Today the property is home to the Staglin family, fifty-one acres of vines, an underground winery, the historic homestead, a solar array and the many critters that inhabit this certified organic estate.This 2016 Salus Cabernet Sauvignon is 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot aged 20 months in 100% French, 87% new.A big favorite on Cellar Tracker with a score of 93 this wine shows deep black and blue fruits a rich, plush…