Colgin IX Estate Red Wine Napa Valley 2018

"From their steep hillside vineyards on Pritchard Hill, the Proprietary Red IX Estate is an old-fashioned Médoc blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, but with some Cabernet Franc (rarely seen in the Médoc these years) as well as Merlot and Petit Verdot. The vineyard area from which “IX Estate” Cabernet Sauvignon based wine is vinified is 16 acres (6.47 hectares) of extremely rocky iron-rich volcanic soil located in the hills above eastern Oakville. This intensely steep Eastern facing slope is between 1100-1400 feet. Carved out from a much larger parcel, the land that became the “IX Estate” vineyard was virgin forest, which was planted in the late 1990s by Ann Colgin and her husband Joe Wender. The purpose was to create a larger vineyard site from land which had the potential to reveal the greatest expression of Napa Valley terroir. The “IX Estate” vineyard produces a wine of great power and character with towering aromatics of red fruit, savory herbs and spice.