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Pott Wines 2017 Mt Veeder Napa Valley, Incubo Cabernet Sauvignon - 1 Bottle

Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Incubo takes some coaxing to reveal beautifully perfumed notes of lilacs, eucalyptus, chocolate box and unsmoked cigars with a core of blackcurrant cordial and plum puddling plus a hint of pencil lead. Medium-bodied, the palate has impressive intensity and purity with a firm line of ripe, grainy tannins and lovely freshness, finishing long and layered.

Name of Winery: Pott Wine

Bottle Size: 750ml

Number of Bottles: One

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Appellation: Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley

Winemaker notes: The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Incubo is a rich, savory wine that very much expresses the essence of Mt. Veeder. Iron, white pepper, game, mint and bright red cherry fruit give the 2017 its distinctive personality. This gorgeous, striking mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is going to need a few years to soften but I find it incredibly alluring, even in the early going

Mt. Veeder has been getting a lot of well-deserved press recently. We loved it at first sight, and moved up here in 2004. It’s a dormant volcano and its landscapes can be downright weird: tension of tectonic shift in the plunging canyons;  soils of ancient sea-floor shale and sandstone pushed above 1500 feet.

As you would expect from Pott, we respect and nurture the weirdness. We allow a permanent cover crop between our vine rows which supports the microbial world in the soil, and all the attendant birds and beasties above. We have nesting boxes for owls, bluebirds and bats, and they in turn control insects and other predators. We are 100% organically farmed, and even brew our own “compost teas” for when the vines need a refreshing boost of nutrients.

When it comes time to harvest we pick by hand in to small baskets to avoid premature crushing. We harvest multiple times because different parts of the vineyard ripen at different times. In spite of researching many high tech ways to analyze ripeness we still prefer to pick by flavor, the old-fashioned way. (In other words we eat a lot of grapes!)

Then to the winery where age-old artisanal techniques and indigenous yeasts develop pure, un-adulterated expressions of our site and its beauty.

More about Pott Wine here.

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