Dark, black-purple, and opaque, the 2018 Seven Apart Summit is highly aromatic, with an aroma profile as deep as the wine is dark. Baked blueberry, vanilla bean, cedar, and even hints of bay leaf fill the glass. On the palate the wine has a highly polished texture, rich and soft and with remarkable fruit intensity. The dark black fruit flavors dance with notes of oolong tea and gunsmoke, bringing layers of complexity that expand with time. With such softness and richness, the wine is hedonistic and pleasing right now, but will certainly develop over the coming years in the bottle. This wine shows to what heights wine can be taken when grown at the peak.

2018 was a growing season that offered up dark, delicious, perfectly ripe fruit throughout the Napa Valley. High atop Atlas Peak, where our soils are incredibly rocky, and the temperatures are cooler, the grapes became more concentrated as the season extended into late October. After careful sorting, controlled fermentation, and a long, gentle maceration, the wine was aged for two years in 100% new French oak barrels. The Seven Apart Summit is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, from the heart of the Stags Ridge Vineyard. It is quite literally the créme de la créme of 2018.