Cade Winery

VINEYARD NOTES:The CADE Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from six vineyards on Howell Mountain, including the CADE Estate Vineyard, Ink Grade Vineyard, Outpost Vineyard, True Vineyard, Cold Springs, and Eagle Summit. The ideal 2013 vintage started on September 13th, with fruit from the Ink Grade Vineyard and finished on October 23rd with fruit from our CADE Estate Vineyard.FERMENTATION:The majority of the fermentations went through a short maceration time between 6 and 9 days and...

VINEYARD NOTES:The Cade Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley is a mélange of some of Napa’s most renowned vineyards: Kenefick Ranch Vineyards in Calistoga, Hanson-Hsieh Vineyard in Oak Knoll, and Komes Ranch in St. Helena.ÉLEVAGE:The wine received 18 months barrel aging in 100% French Oak (64% new). Malolactic fermentation occurred in barrel immediately after primary fermentation. The wine was racked quarterly once malolactic fermentation was complete.COOPERAGE:We use several different coopers...

VINEYARD NOTES:The CADE Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from four Estate vineyards on Howell Mountain, including the CADE Estate Vineyard, Ink Grade Vineyard, Cold Springs, and Eagle Summit. The 2014 vintage was perfect for ripening Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon.FERMENTATION:The majority of the fermentations went through a short maceration time between 8 and 9 days and hot fermentation temperatures, peaking at 92°F. A small portion of the blend was fermented in 500L new...

Vineyard Notes:In 2016, 22% of the fruit came from our Estate vineyard in the Oakville. We also worked with five other growers: Stanley Vineyard in Oak Knoll (22%), Berggruen in St. Helena (21%), LMR Vineyard from Rutherford (16%), Heitz Vineyard in Pope Valley (12%), and Juliana Vineyard in Pope Valley (7%).Fermentation & Aging:Fermentation was carried out in a combination of stainless steel tanks and drums (67%), new French oak barrels (11%), neutral French Oak barrels (19%), with the...