Reviews
Technical Details
- BlendCabernet Sauvignon
- WinemakerJean Hoefliger
- CountryUS
- RegionCalifornia North Coast
- AppellationNapa
- Alcohol14.5%
The Debate Cabernet Sauvignon Three Pack 2016
BOOM! We have it first! Too many huge scores and accolades to list, practically...just read on and grab a 3-pack (w/free ground shipping!!) FAST! ONLY 100 CASES OF EACH WINE MADE. All high-elevation, world-class vineyards, made by the prolific and on-fire Jean Hoefliger. Trust your wine merchant on this one -- in a stellar vintage like 2016 in the Napa Valley, with this pedigree, you NEED a 3-pack or two --- we have but a few to sell!!
Continuing its mission of creating singular wines, all 100% Cab made identically to highlight the vineyard terroir, Jean’s new “elevated” Debate simply blew us away. These are powerful, highly complex, masculine and flat-out awesome Cabernets ---an absolute must. NOW -- let’s get to the Debate, shall we?
DENALI VINEYARD. JD97, JS97, WA95. Probably the most open of the three, to our palates, this vineyard is just above Joseph Phelps off of Taplin Road in St. Helena and secret vineyard source for all-stars like Philippe Melka. Outrageous black fruit, truffle, mocha with structure to back it up. Wow.
ARTALADE VINEYARD. JS96, JD95+, WA95. This vineyard is on Pritchard Hill, sits at 1100 ft. and is bordered by a few estates you may have heard of...Colgin, Brand and Ovid. Deep and brooding, the rich volcanic and iron soil lends serious power and savory, graphite-y complexity to stand up to the rich, intense blue fruits and spicecake. Wow!
Lastly...SACRASHE. V96, WA95+, JD95. Located above Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, this vineyard is next to SLOAN. It has excellent exposure up there at the top, and it’s volcanic ash soils made a wine that is simply breathtaking, and for us probably the most intense of the 3 (but you can debate yourself!).
If you read this far, we’re probably sold out. $575 per 3-pack and free shipping. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!