2017 HIGHEST BEAUTY CABERNET SAUVIGNON + BOX

The goal for our namesake wine is working with To Kalon Vineyard as a whole, crafting a wine from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, while capturing the purity, intensity, and diversity of this special terroir. This brilliantly red-purple wine has an energy and freshness that makes it resonate at a very high frequency. It is incredibly seductive on both the nose and palate with rounded tannins, bright perfume, and mouthwatering acidity. Beautifully balanced, it offers notes of raspberry, vanilla bean, loam, clove, and frankincense with a refined but compelling intensity that will only gain in stature and interest with age. Already appealing in its youth, it will become more complex in the coming years and should age well for at least 15–20 years in the bottle.

H.W. Crabb came to California looking for gold but stayed to become one of the pioneers of Napa Valley winemaking. He named his estate To Kalon Vineyard, Greek for Highest Beauty, because of the lush bounty it provided. Soon, his wines became renowned around the world. And over the last 150 years, the vineyard's consistent fine quality has made it one of the most coveted in the world.

Sited between the sheltering Vaca and Mayacamas mountain ranges deep in the valley, the vineyard has well-drained, gravelly soil that allows the vines to root deeply to find precious moisture and nutrients. The broad diurnal temperature shifts and reliable sun, wind, and fog provide the ideal blend of growth and rest for complex flavor development.

The result of heavy winter rains, a relatively warm summer, and a mild autumn, the wine captures the aromatic intensity and textural delicacy of the 2017 vintage. Harvested in the first days of October, the grapes had the opportunity to develop fully, contributing to rounded tannins, perfume, and heightened level of natural acidity.