Snowden Vineyards 'Brothers Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 2017 P. Lancelot-Royer of ripe mango and peach

of ripe mango and peach

This aromatic precision suggests tremendous finesse on the palate

gorgeously texture

This wine is hugely rich while having wonderful acidity at its end

Lifted floral and savory accents meld into a core of punchy red-toned fruit

Snowden Vineyards 'Brothers Vineyard' Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA 2017 P. Lancelot-Royer of ripe mango and peachThe 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Brothers Vineyard is gorgeous. In this vintage, the Brothers has a bit more tannin and overall structure than normal, but in 2017 a power outage resulted in the wine staying in tank for an extra ten days. In the end, that looks to have been a help, as the 2017 offers a terrific combination of fruit density and structure, within the mid weight style of the year at Snowden. This is a beguiling wine that may very well turn out