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2018 Ink Grade, Andosol, Napa Valley, California, USA

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
Ready - youthful
Product: 20188175463
2018 Ink Grade, Andosol, Napa Valley, California, USA

Description

The Ink Grade Andosol has to be one of the most exiting Napa Valley field blends I’ve tasted in recent years. This is an incredible blend that each year is unique, depending on the quality of fruit, but for me personally the 2018 vintage hits the spot perfectly. On first impressions the wine isn’t overly bold or intense like you may find in other Californian field blends.

The Andosol is built from mainly mountain Zinfandel which displays incredible silky tannins. When tasting with Carlton he described the tannins as ‘it’s like carving marble and finishing up with a smooth ball’. The fruit is high quality cherry and cassis on the forefront of the palate with refreshing, well balanced acidity offering a good decade and half of potential ageing. In short: this wine took me massively by surprise and is not one to be overlooked!

Drink 2023 - 2038

Cameron Gates, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2018
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Ink Grade

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Napa Valley

Napa Valley

Napa Valley in California is renowned for producing exceptional wines, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. Its Mediterranean climate, diverse terroir, and skilled winemakers result in rich, full-bodied reds and elegant whites. With various producers offering memorable experiences, the wines are celebrated worldwide for their quality and ability to express the region's unique characteristics.
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Ink Grade

Precariously clinging to the side of Howell Mountain in Napa Valley, Ink Grade is a newly founded estate with historic vines that genuinely express their terroir. The property’s history goes back to 1873 when Ulysses S. Grant signed over a land deed for the site located on Howell Mountain. Ink Grade was once part of Heitz Cellar. Heitz purchased the property in 1989 and planted it in 1990 and 1991. Most of the fruit was sold to other producers under the Heitz family, but the brilliance of the Howell Mountain terroir spoke loudly, and in 2020, the property was launched as a standalone project.
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