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Powerful and precise mountain Cabernet with blackcurrant, red currant, violets, graphite and crushed volcanic rock, a firm yet silky palate of blackberry, dark cherry and cassis on superfine tannins, and a long, fresh, mineral finish.
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Close100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Food pairings: Grilled beef ribeye or strip steak, roast venison, braised lamb shanks and hard aged cheeses.
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Winemaking: A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard, the 2023 was aged for 21 months in French oak, 55% new. It is blended from a mix of blocks, clones and vine ages across the site, combining floral brightness with the firm, mountain-born structure of the tannins. The cooler 2023 vintage gave red-berry freshness alongside crushed volcanic mineral intensity.
Vineyards and terroir: The Fog Break Vineyard lies high on Atlas Peak, just southeast of the Stagecoach Vineyard, at about 1,800 feet. Sitting just above the fog line and sheltered from the valley breezes, it holds the warmth of the early morning sun through the day. Its shallow, iron-rich red volcanic soils make the vines struggle and yield small, intensely flavored berries, giving a concentrated, complex and classically structured wine.
Family and history: Nickel & Nickel was founded in 1997 by the partners of Far Niente, including co-founder Gil Nickel, to make 100% varietal, single-vineyard wines that express the distinct personality of individual sites across Napa Valley's nested appellations, a departure from Far Niente's blended house style. The winery sits on the historic John C. Sullenger farmstead in Oakville, whose late-19th-century house and barns were restored and reimagined by the Nickels and their partners, with a state-of-the-art winery inside. Each year the winemakers select up to 20 vineyards worthy of a Nickel & Nickel single-vineyard designation.
In the pictures: The white barn and the red barn at the Nickel & Nickel winery on its historic farmstead in Oakville, where the Fog Break wine is made (photos: Carol M. Highsmith, 2012, public domain, Library of Congress).
