Cade Winery

VINEYARD NOTES: The CADE Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from five vineyards on Howell Mountain, including the CADE Estate Vineyard, CADE 13th Vineyard, Ink Grade Vineyard, Cold Springs, and Eagle Summit. The warm and dry 2016 vintage started on September 22nd, with fruit from the Ink Grade Vineyard and finished on October 21st with fruit from Eagle Summit. FERMENTATION: The majority of the fermentations went through a short maceration time between 9 and 12 days and hot...

Vineyard Notes: In 2018, 21% of the fruit came from our Estate vineyard in the Oakville and 21% from the CADE 13th Vineyard on Howell Mountain. We also worked with three other properties: Stanley Vineyard in Oak Knoll (19%), Berggruen in St. Helena (16%), Juliana Vineyard in Pope Valley (23%). Fermentation & Aging: Fermentation was carried out in a combination of stainless steel tanks and drums (68%), new French oak barrels (10%), neutral French Oak barrels (22%), with the balance fermented in...