Country: US / Chabot Vineyard
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California
Winery: Beringer / Napa Valley
The vineyard, long a source for Beringer’s Cabs, is in the north-central valley, east of the Silverado Trail, just below Howell Mountain. It shows the hard, tough tannins of Cabs from that neck of the woods. Flavors of red currants, cherries and cocoa are rich and vibrant, but the wine is too astringent to open now. Hold until after 2010, and it should develop for an additional 6–8 years.