2019 Pas de Cheval Cabernet Sauvignon Finale Howell Mountain Napa Valley (1.5 L) Magnum

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• 2019
• California
• Napa Valley

• The Story

  Crafted by Maayan Koschitzky—the 100-point winemaker who serves as Director of Winemaking for the famed Atelier Melka and has made wine for Napa icons like Dalla Valle and Screaming Eagle—the 2019 Pas de Cheval Finale is an exquisite expression of a coveted Howell Mountain site. Boasting a 96+ point score from Jeb Dunnuck, it’s a luxurious cult-level Cabernet that belongs with the very best wines in your cellar. Built for decades of pleasure—especially in magnum format.

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• Wine Facts

  • Fruit Intensity
  • Oak Intensity
  • Body
  • Acidity
  • Tannin

  • ABV 15.20%
  • 2 hours
  • Now - 2049
  • % Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Serving temperature - 62°
  • Cork

• Wine Access Tasting Note

  Purple-black that fades to a crimson rim, deeply pigmented and staining the glass upon swirling. A volley of warm blackberries, Chambord, graphite, and a hint of cedar aromas add complex blueberry, sweet spice, pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, and espresso notes with a touch of air. Even before the first sip, it’s obvious this is a big wine. Power and energy pulse through the supple grip of the super-fine tannins, with a core so concentrated it seems to generate its own gravity. Lush flavors of blackberry and pomegranate preserves form the weft for a tapestry of chocolate, tilled earth, toast, vanilla, star anise, five-spice, and crushed violets. Finishing with evolving patterns of ripe fruit, spice, and earth, it seems endless. A gorgeous expression of Howell Mountain muscularity and richness, but still defined by an overall sophistication and balance. There is so much packed into this wine, and it’s perfectly structured to improve for decades. Drink now–2049.

• Food Pairings

  • Hard Cheese
  • Red Meat

• Critic Reviews

  96+ pts

  Jeb Dunnuck

  From a higher elevation site on this great Mountain terroir in the northeastern part of the valley, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is classic Howell Mountain with a closed, reductive, tight, and unyielding style that blossoms with time in the glass. Black and blue fruits, scorched earth, chalky minerality, violets, and brambly herbs define the bouquet, and it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered mouthfeel, and serious amounts of tannin that will require 4-5 years to chill out. Nevertheless, it's another beautiful, balanced, incredibly impressive wine from this lineup that readers will love. Hide bottles for at least 4-5 years and enjoy over the following two decades.