This wine, brilliantly red-purple, has an energy and freshness that makes it resonate at a very high frequency.  The result of a relatively warm summer, followed by a mild autumn, the 2017 “Highest Beauty” captures the aromatic intensity and textural delicacy of the vintage.  Harvested in the first days of October, the grapes had the opportunity to develop fully, with rounded tannins and bright perfume, and with a heightened level of natural acidity.  The wine is mouthwatering and balanced, with notes of raspberry, vanilla bean, loam, clove and frankincense.  It is incredibly seductive, both on the nose and on the palate.  This vintage exhibits refinement over power, tone over bulk, but with a compelling intensity. 500 Cases Produced

Wine Spectator 96 Points

About To Kolon Vineyard Company

Deep in the heart of Napa Valley, H.W. Crabb planted a vast empire of vines in the 1860s. Eventually it grew thick with grapes, orange trees, and Italian chestnuts. So rich was it with life and bounty that Crabb nobly bestowed upon the wine produced from the vineyard the Greek name To Kalon, or Highest Beauty. Today, To Kalon Vineyard Company is dedicated to crafting unique expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon from this storied place.

Sited between the sheltering Vaca and Mayacamas mountain ranges in Napa Valley, To Kalon Vineyard’s well-drained, gravelly soil allows the vines to root deeply finding precious moisture and nutrients. The broad diurnal temperature shifts and reliable sun, wind, and fog, provide and ideal blend of growth and rest for complex flavor development.