White Lane 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate   

2018 White Lane Cabernet Sauvignon “Estate” St. Helena, Napa Valley

San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points

This winery debut introduces a vineyard that showcases St Helena’s unique medley of pretty fruit and dried herbal spice. The nose opens with vivid fruit aromas of red plum galette, black cherry, cassis and blueberry, poised above savory scents of laurel, dried sage, dark tobacco, black tea leaf and pencil shavings. On the palate it is notably ripe and forthcoming yet truly elegant, with a supple texture and a streamlined mouth feel which combine to submerge it’s polished tannins. The focused fruit notes promised by the nose are well represented in the mouth, where notes of red rose, toffee and toasted rosemary add depth which becomes even more evident in the delicious, lingering finish. Expect several more years of attractive development. 110 cases produced.