2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin in high quantity and elegant

in high quantity and elegant

but this is plenty solid

head of a small cooperative in the greater Bordeaux area

Shows tension and beauty

cool finish with a hint of jasmine and honey

2016 | Checkerboard 'Aurora' Cabernet Sauvignon | Napa Valley Domaine Hamelin in high quantity and elegantThere's a fresh, sweet aroma to the 2016 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard that builds excitement and anticipation for what's to come. On approach, the palate is juicy and expansive and explodes with flavors of blackberry, mulberry, dark cherry, caramel, leaf tobacco and green olive. The wine continues with a voluptuousness that's linear and constant yet lifted by natural acidity. The finish is showy, long and lingering with finely polished tannins.