Newton Single Vineyard Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 (75cl, 14.5%)

Newton Single Vineyard Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 is a red wine from Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon. It comes from selected mountain blocks and aged for 12 months in barrel after hand sorting, destemming and optical sorting. The nose shows red fruit, spice, pomegranate, sage, thyme, rosemary, graphite, black truffle and a mineral quality. The palate is bold and concentrated, with black currant, pomegranate, blueberry, mocha, spiced chocolate, soy sauce, violets and mint, plus lush tannins, cedar, cigar box and crushed rock. The finish is long, with licorice, dried thyme, asphalt-like minerality, dark berry fruit, cedar and fine tannic grip. Best served at 60-65°F; decanting for 45 minutes to an hour helps the tannins unfurl.