The wine was lightly pressed into French oak barriques (20% new)

while harvested early to preserve natural acidity

and then brewed with them

ESTATE VINEYARDS:Magdalena

and buttressed by the low pH seen in extreme drought years

2018 Release, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Dunn The wine was lightly pressed2018 Release Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon "IX", 13. 8% 1008 bottles produced (+72 magnums) Dubbed a winemaker's "dream vintage", the 2018 growing season in Napa saw cooler than average temperatures throughout spring and summer. With saturated grounds from winter rains, vines coming out of dormancy had plenty of water supply for healthy bud break in late March early April. Precipitation of 0. 6" in April had no impact on vines, and another 0. 3" in early