2012 Pulido-Walker "Melanson Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Full and a little hot

Full and a little hot

Mineral-accented redcurrant and blood orange scents are complicated by smoky minerals and dried rose

displaying bright finishing cut and very good

convinced his neighbor JJ Cohn to plant these vineyards in 1945 he may have known the potential

Blackish crimson

2012 Pulido-Walker "Melanson Vineyard" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Full and a little hotThe 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Melanson Vineyard is laced with bright red stone fruits, rose petal and spice notes, with silky tannins that add finesse to the wine's supple, inviting personality. This sweet, nicely layered Cabernet Sauvignon will drink well for the next 10 15 years. The addition of clone 337 Cabernet appears to have given the wine a bit more lift and brightness than in the past. (AG)