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Our Cabernet Sauvignon is built from a singular point of view rooted in Oakville and the Upper Napa Valley. The wine is crafted to express site, structure, and restraint rather than excess or immediacy. Vineyard farming, fruit selection, élevage, and blending decisions are approached with precision and discipline, allowing the natural character of the vineyard to define the wine. The result is a Cabernet Sauvignon with depth, tension, and longevity—grounded in its origin and shaped by a commitment to timeless Napa Valley winemaking.
Ninth Acre Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted in pursuit of depth, precision, and
timeless Napa Valley structure. Built from meticulously selected vineyard sites, the wine emphasizes concentration without heaviness and power without excess. The goal is not simply intensity, but refinement — a Cabernet that feels architectural, age-worthy, and unmistakably rooted in place.
The 2024 vintage in Napa Valley produced wines of exceptional concentration, structure, and freshness. Significant winter rainfall replenished soil moisture across the valley following several dry vintages, establishing healthy vine balance and consistent canopy development early in the season.
Summer brought prolonged warmth and nearly forty days above 100°F throughout Napa Valley, dramatically reducing yields while intensifying concentration and tannin structure across the region. Despite the season’s intensity, moderate late-season conditions and cool nighttime temperatures preserved freshness, aromatic lift, and structural precision within the fruit.
Oakville vineyard blocks contributed density, dark-fruited depth, and polished tannin architecture. Rutherford parcels introduced savory earth tones, tobacco, and the mineral tension characteristic of the appellation’s gravelly soils. Elevated upper-range sites provided structural backbone, graphite minerality, and remarkable natural acidity despite the year’s warmth.
The resulting wine possesses both immediate depth and extraordinary long-term aging potential.
CEPAGE →
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
TASTING NOTES →
Aromas of blackcurrant, graphite, crushed violets, cedar, cigar box, dark cherry, and cocoa. The palate is layered and expansive, delivering blackberry liqueur, espresso, baking spice, and dark chocolate framed by polished tannins and remarkable persistence.
PRODUCTION →
4 barrels • 96 cases • 1,152 bottles
(2024 Vintage)
RELEASE SEASON. →
March allocation
