2018 Planetary Estate "Polaris" Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon

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From a tiny vineyard just off Silverado Trail in the Yountville AVA at the more moderate southern end of the Napa Valley. The neighborhood is home to famed estates such as Kapcsandy, Nickel & Nickel State Lane Vineyard, and Pina's Wolff Vineyard to name a few. The small, 2-acre vineyard is planted specifically to Clone 337 - a cultivar of Cabernet Sauvignon renowned in many of Napa's best-known wines. The Planetary Estates wines are made by up and coming star wine maker Cabell Coursey of Coursey-Graves Estate in Sonoma Valley. The wines are styled like timeless, classic Napa Cab with beautiful pure cassis fruit, lifted lavender hints, crushed gravel, and cedary oak. The wines have big power and concentration, but also modest alcohol levels of 14.1%ABV and exquisite balance. After a tragic loss in the family, this winery will no longer be producing wines. After tasting just how impressive these wines are we took every last case of the remaining vintages.