Miner Oracle Napa Valley Red Blend 2017

WINERY NOTES:

TASTING NOTES: “Our flagship wine, a full-bodied, single vineyard red blend, grants a nod toward elegance. This Bordeaux-style blend is silky, reserved and supremely balanced.  Lush aromatics of raspberry and dark cherry with a hint of eucalyptus, The Oracle is decadent, but with finesse. Earthiness and layers of dried f lowers and cocoa integrate harmoniously into a finely balanced marriage between tannin and acid, providing the structure that ensures, like all impeccable beauties, this wine is sure to age gracefully.”

VINTAGE: "During the growing season, abundant winter rains refreshed groundwater supplies and led to a cool and mild spring. The summer brought warm temperatures allowing for optimal ripening. When the wine country wildf ires began on October 8th, the large majority of our grape tonnage had already been harvested. Fruit brought in after the fires was deemed unusable from smoke taint, resulting in lower than average volume. This vintage is opulent, velvety, concentrated and possesses layers and depth. It is a vintage we will never forget."

APPELLATION: 100% Napa Valley

VINEYARD: Stagecoach, Rutherford,  Chiles Valley and Oakville Vineyards 

BLEND:  81% Cabernet Sauvignon 12% Cabernet Franc 7% Merlot

 HARVEST: September 28th - October 5th, 2017 Picked at 23.4 - 26.9 Brix

FERMENTATION: 22 Months 60% New French Oak

ABV: 14.6%