Spring Mountain Vineyard Red Blend Elivette Spring Mountain District Napa Valley 2007 (Double Magnum 3L)

“This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc shows all the charms of the 2007 vintage. It's an opulent, delicious wine, immediately likeable now for its broad array of blackberry, cherry, raspberry, mocha, cassis and new oak flavors. The tannins are soft, but strong enough to protect this wine for the next six years at the very least.”

“The Spring Mountain Vineyard rises from 400 to 1,600 feet, covering 225 acres of vines in the western hills of Napa Valley. Elivette is a barrel selection from 135 blocks—mostly cabernet sauvignon (84 percent), with franc and petit verdot. The thin mountain soils give a wine that’s restrained and vinous rather than directly fruity, its supple, almost cushy tannins a relief for what might otherwise seem like cabernet severity (the way Left Bank Bordeaux can seem severe in its youth). Give this enough air and it plumps up to wild blueberry flavors and dark-roast coffee tannins, fresh and elegant, holding its structural refinement and length. This is the best vintage of Elivette we’ve tasted on release. (2,466 cases) Spring Mountain Vyd., St. Helena, CA”