Is 2017 a good year for Napa cabernet?
2017 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon The wines are very, very good. My notes for virtually every wine mentions excellent balance. And the scores are consistently high.
What was a good year for Napa Valley wine?
It’s hard to overstate how stunning the 2012–2014 vintages in Napa and Sonoma were for pretty much every variety of wine. The three-year stretch of great quality and quantity came on the heels of a couple of rough years, especially the 2011 vintage.
Is 2018 a good year for red wine?
2018 Vintage. The 2018 wine vintage was, overall, very successful. Although many regions, like Piedmont and Barolo in particular, have not yet released their 2018 vintage, the signs are all there that it’s going to be a great year for much of Europe. Burgundy produced some very good wines, both reds and whites.
Is Napa Valley a good year for 2016?
Napa Valley is releasing another outstanding vintage for reds with the 2016, making it the fifth top year in a row for the Sunshine State.
Is 2015 a good year for wine?
The 2015 vintage was an excellent year for wine and buyers are spoilt for choice. Overall, 2015 was a blinder of a vintage, especially for the classics. There are plenty of options for both drinking now or for cellaring later, so take your pick.
Is 2017 a good year for Napa?
“2017 was an incredible growing season and harvest, and the vast majority of the grapes in Napa and the surrounding areas were already picked,” Frank says. “All of the whites and Pinot Noir had been picked weeks earlier.
Was 2015 or 2016 a better year for wine?
Alcohols, growers assured me, are nearly always higher in 2016 than in 2015 – yet I suspect that the vast majority of tasters would find that the 2015 wines taste ‘more alcoholic’ than the 2016s. That’s because the 2016s have a fresher fruit style, with less palpable sweetness and brisker tannins.