2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard
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The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard is superb. Dark, ample and layered, the 2022 shows what was possible in this challenging vintage. Chris Phelps waited until September 26 to harvest. Black cherry, mocha, new leather, licorice, lavender and incense build through the mid-palate and into the voluptuous finish. This rich, sumptuous 2022 is a revelation.
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Incredibly fresh and lifted on the nose, offering bright cherry and blackberry fruit alongside fresh tobacco and dusty cocoa powder. The palate opens with upfront satiny fruit, displaying real finesse as super-fine, powdery tannins build to a crescendo, finishing with a chalky mineral character. Absolutely gorgeous, with Left Bank structure, lifted floral notes and a lingering mineral-driven finish. Critical to note is the location of Sleeping Lady Vineyard on the western flank of Napa, nestled against the forest of the Mayacamas Mountains. The blocks sit right up against the trees and benefit from afternoon shade.
The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Sleeping Lady Vineyard Yountville is another awesome wine from this estate, offering up beautiful notes of cassis, graphite, darker currants, red plums, tobacco, and scorched earth, with hints of leather emerging with time in the glass. It's medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced, and elegant, with fine tannins and a terrific finish. This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon spent 19 months in 75% new French oak barrels and should drink nicely for 15+ years.
About the producer
Ad Vivum is a tiny Napa project from winemaker Chris Phelps, previously of Dominus and Caymus. Created in 2007, Phelps makes one wine, exclusively from two blocks in the Sleeping Lady vineyard, the southernmost site in Yountville.