The one-word tasting note for this wine is beauty. The 2016 Caladan opens with blue fruit, cherry blossom, and candied fruit on the nose followed by a lush palate. The Cabernet Franc and Merlot are perfectly balanced, with a finish driven by long, sweet tannins and a fine minerality.
The 2016 vintage began with a prolific spring that brought an ample amount of rain which helped replenish the soils. A steady growing period followed and showed no major heat spikes, allowing for perfect ripening throughout the season. An early finish to harvest laid the groundwork with an even, generous crop that showed a promising future during this exceptional vintage.
52% Spring Mountain District Yverdon Vineyard
19% Diamond Mountain District Wallis Vineyard
19% Howell Mountain W.S. Keyes Vineyard
10% Mount Veeder Mt. Brave Vineyard
95 POINTS Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2018
509 cases
81% Cabernet Franc
19% Merlot
20 Months in French oak,
66% new
14.5%