Napanook is made solely from grapes grown at the historic
Napanook Vineyard in Yountville, Napa Valley. The wine is blended from blocks
in the vineyard that were carefully selected for their lively fruit, soft
tannins and early maturing characteristics.
The 2007 vintage is vibrant and rich, filled with fresh
cranberry, incense and floral aromas, round tannins and exceptional energy.
Creamy on the palate, the wine is pure, precise and powerful. This vintage is
one of the finest produced to date.
Napanook 2007 is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8%
Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot.
This wine is created to be consumed young, and enjoyed with
food, but will also age well for more than a decade. Christian Moueix
recommends decanting young wines before serving to allow them to reach their
full potential.
The 2007 vintage began dry with some very cold days and
single-digit nighttime temperatures in early January, and continued dry, with
about 60% of normal precipitation through the spring. Temperatures were warmer
than normal in April and May with resulting earlier budding, bloom and set. The
summer growing season continued on the mild to cool side. There was a brief
period of heat that spiked to 103°F on August 29th, but the temperatures cooled
after several days. Clusters, as well as individual berries on the clusters
were notably small and nicely concentrated in all varieties due to the dry
season.
