2019 Hillwalker (now called Archer & Byrd), Mt. Veeder
Now known as “Archer & Byrd” the 2019 vintage marked our first full year of conversion of this prototypical Veeder vineyard to organic and dry-farmed. As you know this special, tucked-away corner of the Mayacamas has evolved into one of its most special places.
Now known as “Archer & Byrd” the 2019 vintage marked our first full year of conversion of this prototypical Veeder vineyard to organic and dry-farmed. As you know this special, tucked-away corner of the Mayacamas has evolved into one of its most special places.
Now known as “Archer & Byrd” the 2019 vintage marked our first full year of conversion of this prototypical Veeder vineyard to organic and dry-farmed. As you know this special, tucked-away corner of the Mayacamas has evolved into one of its most special places.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Mt. Veeder AVA
Picked on October 5, 2019
Aged 22 months in French Oak using 25% new barrels
13.6% Alcohol by Volume
3.54 pH
Napa Valley: 2019 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW | The Wine Independent | 29th Jun 2022
Not overripe nor underripe but beautifully expressed, there is a compelling purity of fruit in the red wines. In the best cases, the softer acidity lends a harmonious sense of seamlessness to the wines. The tannins are ripe, soft, and approachable in youth. Therefore, the structures of the 2019s seem to accentuate the fruit, pushing it forward instead of locking it away…