Winemaking Library

When our winemaking team has a vintage like 2018 fall into their lap, it’s a pleasure for us all to experience the results. Our naturally energetic fruit from our seven unique Napa Valley AVAs surfs a wave of tannin and acidity that swirl together across the palate. Ripeness is rarely an issue in California, but it’s the ever-elusive “freshness” that separates certain years in terms of complexity.

Our winemakers blended five distinct varietals most commonly used in Médoc in deliberate proportions for our Left Bank Napa Valley 2018. The Cabernet Sauvignon, the dominant grape in this wine, hails from a variety of appellations, including St. Helena, Rutherford, Atlas Peak, Oakville and Yountville. Each sub-AVA brings its own unique terroir and characteristics, thus allowing our winemakers to craft a wine with complex and rich aromatics and lingering flavors.

We consider our Late Harvest to be the liquid gold of VinoSensei. This wine has the potential to age for over a century, but understand if you decide not to wait that long.