Barbour Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 (75cl, 14.9%)

A 100% estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon from St. Helena, Napa Valley, bottled at 14.9% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Barbour Vineyards is a micro-production estate where proprietor Jim Barbour dry-farms his vines, and the original bud wood was sourced from Grace Family Vineyard. Winemaker Celia Welch handcrafts each vintage from sustainably grown grapes, with yields restricted to one to two tons per acre, resulting in deeply concentrated fruit. The 2015 vintage allowed this low-yield approach to shine with exceptional ripeness and structure. The nose opens with cassis and boysenberry, followed by graphite and a subtle herbal edge. The palate brings blackberry jam, cassis, melted dark chocolate and baking spice, with medium-weight tannins and a thread of freshness. The finish is long and layered, with dark fruit, chocolate, fine-grained tannins, graphite and subtle minerality.