2018 Somnium Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot 320 cases produced | $75/bottle Vineyard: Somnium Estate (5 feet below Howell Mtn.) and Coombsville  Winemaker:  Julien Fayard | Resume Covert Estate, Lafite Rothschild, Smith Haut Laffite. Cellaring: Decant, amazing vintage with balance, ideal drinking window now-2030 – TFWC Tasting Panel, 2021   Tasting notes: Seamless season marked by optimal hangtimes and exemplary phenolic development. February brought bountiful rains, followed by an abundance of filtered light in spring and early summer. Bud break and flowering occurred slightly later in 2018, but under ideal weather conditions, creating plentiful and even fruit set. Summer virtually uninterrupted by major heat spikes. A relatively mild summer followed by extended fall sunshine and moderate hear created near-ideal conditions for winemakers to allow fruit to accumulate flavor complexity with gradual increases in sugar levels. In the vineyard, the Somnium Estate