2019 Levendi "Sweetwater" Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA

ABOUT THIS WINE

Levendi's Sweetwater has a mission to produce classic Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon that accentuates the flavors of black cherry and dark plum. The Vintage 2019 yielded a large crop of deeply flavored wines that were aged in barrels crafted by the small artisan cooper, Treuil, alongside Remond’s barrels.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Since 1926, the Gianulias family has propagated, refined and developed the Levendi brand on Napa Valley soil to create a multi-generational legacy of premium wines. For more than 30 years, winemaker Alison Doran has been walking the vineyards that produce the finest varietals in the region. Spending a majority of her time on vineyard management, she keeps an eye on every aspect of vine growth—limiting their vigor so that they produce the most concentrated and intensely flavored grapes. She developed her skill from mentoring by renowned wine expert Andre Tchelistcheff, completing a degree in winemaking from UC Davis and spending time in the legendary winery-filled region of Alsace, France. Since then Alison has honed her craft into a distinctive style all her own—harvesting at optimum ripeness, and making sure she gets the “pop & jump” out of every grape.