2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin in high quantity and elegant

in high quantity and elegant

This is made inside an igloo in Hokkaido

blood and iron

the three words that define the vintage

Drinkable but better in two or three years

2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin in high quantity and elegantThere'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.