2016 started out like 2015, with warm growing conditions and earlier than normal budbreak, looking like another early harvest year. Except the weather in the months of August and September (prime Cabernet Sauvignon ripening time) in 2016 was much milder and cooler, with no major heat spikes like we saw in 2015. The temperate weather with warm days and cool nights allowed for even ripening and longer hang time in the vineyard, resulting in fruit with great depth, intensity and nuance. The rains came in heavy in October, putting an abrupt end to harvest, but all fruit was picked and off the vine. After a string of drought years, 2016 possess all the markings of an exceptional vintage; producing elegant and opulent wines full of grace and style.85% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Malbec 7% Petit Verdot - Aged 22 months in 100% New French OakThis wine is being shipped straight from the winery to your door. The price is inclusive of express fully insured shipping across the Atlantic and delivery to your address in the UK/EU. All import duties and taxes are included in the price.

Thirty majestic acres in the heart of Napa Valley once a welcoming landmark for the Pony Express is now home to the Sinegal Estate Winery. The philosophy of our founders, Jim & David Sinegal, is to honor both tradition and innovation. They have fully restored the 1881 Victorian home and its companion guest house on the estate and are taking meticulous care farming the twenty-plus-year-old vines they inherited when they purchased the historic property in 2013. And they have shown an equal commitment to making the best wine possible, integrating innovation and technology into winemaking practices; our new state-of-the-art winery is replete with an optical sorter and custom-built automated fermentation tanks and our process involves no less than 1,403 steps from vine to bottle. Proprietor, David Sinegal, and Winemaker, Ryan Knoth, are both steadfast in producing wines approachable in their youth (yet fit to age) that capture the true spirit of our magnificent estate. A Bordeaux varietal house at heart, Sinegal Estate produces an exquisite Cabernet Sauvignon, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, and some of the best Cabernet Franc the Napa Valley has ever seen.