Cornerstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 (75cl, 14.9%)

Cornerstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 is a Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain fruit, produced by Cornerstone Cellars. The fruit comes from sites at 1,700 to 2,000 feet elevation, and the wine was fermented in small sets and aged 20 to 22 months in French oak, with up to 90% new wood. The nose shows blackberry, black cherry, cassis, allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, leather, mineral and sweet oak. The palate is dense and full-bodied, with concentrated black cherry, cassis, licorice, creamy coffee, earthy notes and mountain-fruit structure. The finish is long and slightly drying, with firm, integrated tannins and lingering cassis, dark cherry and oak spice.