2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin blood and iron

blood and iron

Drinkable but better in two or three years

This is made inside an igloo in Hokkaido

These two grape varieties are early ripening

2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin blood and ironThere's a fresh, sweet aroma to the 2016 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard that builds excitement and anticipation for what's to come. On approach, the palate is juicy and expansive and explodes with flavors of blackberry, mulberry, dark cherry, caramel, leaf tobacco and green olive. The wine continues with a voluptuousness that's linear and constant yet lifted by natural acidity. The finish is showy, long and lingering with finely polished tannins.