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2002
Napa Dan Cabernet
Napa Valley
Created by
Gary Galleron
This is our first release of Napa Dan Cabernet Sauvignon and is made with 100% Napa Valley grapes. The wine has a beautiful crimson color with big cherry notes in the nose and tutti fruity berry jammy cassis flavors that infuse the mouth. Mouthfilling but not overpowering with a wonderfully smooth finish.
Technical Information:
Appellation: Napa Valley
Varietal Composition: 85% Cabernet, 15% Merlot
Retail Price: $30.00
Case Production: 264
Alcohol: 14.7 %
Vintner: Dan Lynch
Winemaker: Gary Galleron
Release Date: October 2004
Reviews:
90pts-Exceptional in Wine & Spirits, April 2005
Polished as the sheen on a ripe black cherry, there
isn't a rough edge to this Napa Cabernet. It's a clean,sleek pleasure
that will enrich a steak.
Wine of the Week: Thursday, January 6, 2005
Before there was a wine from the Napa Valley branded "Lynch," there
was "Napadan." Dan Lynch's license plates read: "Napadan." His
grandkids don't call him Grandpa Dan. Instead they call him "Napadan." Logically
then, Napadan Lynch has christened his second label, "Napadan."
Lynch's 2002 Napadan Cabernet Sauvignon -- fashioned by Gary Galleron -- might be his best yet. The wine emits aromas of sweet plums, milk chocolate and cake spices such as clove and cocoa powder, and some oak. On the palate the wine is simply lovely, with a smooth satin texture, and those same-said ripe plum flavors augmented by black cherry. The tannins are supple for immediate consumption and over the next five years.
The Cabernet comes from several different vineyards, including about a third from Lynch's vineyard near Chiles Valley. The 15 percent of Merlot also comes from Lynch's parcel on Spring Mountain. The listed alcohol is 14.7 percent, the TA is .72, the pH is 3.65 and there were but 264 cases produced. --Alan Goldfarb, St. Helena Star
December 25, 2004 - A big blast of Cabernet fruit:
cassis, currants, berries, and mocha java. I'm not convinced it will
age all that well, but it is delicious now with robust food (we served
it with a lamb au poivre; it blasted through the pepper with fruit
to spare). Grade: B++
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